PlainZIP

Johnston, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Johnston, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,335. 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 JOHNSTON-SC · Johnston, SC 1 ZIPs · 5,335 pop · #23539/25278 · Edgefield County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,500
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23539/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Edgefield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,335
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $130,600

Nearest income peer: Edgefield, SC (+ $13,896 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 Johnston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Johnston 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, Johnston, 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.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,335
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,500
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 ($42,500 average) · poverty 28.7%. The primary code (29832) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.9%) for this income tier, rent $515 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Johnston's single ZIP 29832 carries the town

Johnston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29832 is the entire residential footprint (5,335 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 Johnston

Citywide ZBP: 72 establishments, 740 employees , annual payroll $25,261k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29832 (72 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (16) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Johnston, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Edgefield County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Johnston. See the Edgefield County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Edgefield County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Johnston, North Augusta, Edgefield and Trenton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. North Augusta marks the far end of that range at $97,268, 129% above Johnston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29832 5,335 $42,500 72 21
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Johnston 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 Johnston, .