Fairfax, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairfax, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,624. 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 FAIRFAX-SC · Fairfax, SC 1 ZIPs · 4,624 pop · #23819/25278 · Allendale County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $40,844
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23819/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Allendale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,624
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $66,600

Nearest income peer: Allendale, SC ( $14,009 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 Fairfax

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

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,624
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,844
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 ($40,844 average) · poverty 24.0%. The primary code (29827) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.1%) for this income tier, rent $660 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within South Carolina, Round O is the closest lower-income city and Union the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairfax.

Population concentration

Fairfax's single ZIP 29827 carries the town

Fairfax is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29827 is the entire residential footprint (4,624 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fairfax

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 653 employees , annual payroll $32,421k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29827 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Health care and social assistance · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Fairfax, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Allendale County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairfax. See the Allendale County roll-up →

Fairfax lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Allendale County: Ulmer earns more and Allendale earns less. Ulmer marks the far end of that range at $89,583, 119% above Fairfax.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29827 4,624 $40,844 42 17

Fairfax 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 Fairfax, .