Conway, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Conway, SC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 61,060. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CONWAY-SC · Conway, SC 2 ZIPs · 61,060 pop · #17686/25278 · Horry County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,447
  • RANK-LOWER #17686/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Longs
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 61,060
  • SPREAD-MOD 29527→29526
  • HOME-MID $235,600

Nearest income peer: Longs, SC (+ $2,206 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Conway

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Conway on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Conway, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
61,060
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,447
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,447 and poverty 16.8% concentrate in 29526.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Conway as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Hopkins is the closest lower-income city and Columbia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 10 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Conway.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Conway differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Conway: $52,069 in ZIP 29527 to $68,825 in 29526. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

29527 to 29526

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

29527 to 29526

Poverty-rate spread
0.7 points

29526 to 29527

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 29526 skews compact Conway

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 29526 covers about 64% of Conway's 61,060 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Conway

Citywide ZBP: 1,551 establishments, 20,892 employees , annual payroll $1,013,984k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29526 (1,302 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (258) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Conway, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Horry County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Conway. See the Horry County roll-up →

Conway sits in the lower half of Horry County on income: Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet and Little River report more, Loris, Nichols and Green Sea report less. Galivants Ferry marks the far end of that range at $78,401, 30% above Conway.

Side-by-side: Compare 29526 vs 29527 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29526 39,033 $68,825 1,302 82
29527 22,027 $52,069 249 55

Conway roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Conway, .