PlainZIP

Effingham, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Effingham, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,465. 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 EFFINGHAM-SC · Effingham, SC 1 ZIPs · 9,465 pop · #21066/25278 · Florence County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,067
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21066/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Timmonsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,465
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,000

Nearest income peer: Timmonsville, SC ( $1,550 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 Effingham

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Effingham 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, Effingham, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,465
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,067
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,067 average) · poverty 12.9%. The primary code (29541) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Effingham as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29541, is all of Effingham

There is no split to weigh here: 29541 holds every one of Effingham's 9,465 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Effingham

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 1,581 employees , annual payroll $82,607k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29541 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (16) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Effingham, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Florence County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Effingham. See the Florence County roll-up →

Effingham lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Florence County: Florence, Scranton and Olanta earn more and Lake City, Timmonsville and Johnsonville earn less. Pamplico marks the far end of that range at $34,931, 33% below Effingham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29541 9,465 $52,067 77 47
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Effingham 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 Effingham, .