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Dorchester, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dorchester, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,380. 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 DORCHESTER-SC · Dorchester, SC 1 ZIPs · 2,380 pop · #16960/25278 · Dorchester County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,821
  • RANK-LOWER #16960/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Saint George
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,380
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $172,900

Nearest income peer: Saint George, SC ( $7,927 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 Dorchester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dorchester 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, Dorchester, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,380
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,821
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,821 and poverty 11.0% concentrate in 29437.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within South Carolina, Pickens is the closest lower-income city and Cades the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dorchester.

Population concentration

Dorchester reads through its lone ZIP, 29437

2,380 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29437 is not the leading code inside Dorchester, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dorchester

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 127 employees , annual payroll $5,802k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29437 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Dorchester, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Dorchester County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dorchester. See the Dorchester County roll-up →

Dorchester sits in the lower half of Dorchester County on income: Summerville, North Charleston and Ladson report more, Saint George and Reevesville report less. Reevesville marks the far end of that range at $38,500, 38% below Dorchester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29437 2,380 $61,821 22 10
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Dorchester 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 Dorchester, .