Lancaster, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lancaster, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 46,041. 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 LANCASTER-SC · Lancaster, SC 1 ZIPs · 46,041 pop · #16388/25278 · Lancaster County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,969
  • RANK-LOWER #16388/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Heath Springs
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 46,041
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,500

Nearest income peer: Heath Springs, SC ( $10,586 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 Lancaster

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
46,041
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,969
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 $62,969 and poverty 15.7% concentrate in 29720.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lancaster as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Lancaster reads through its lone ZIP, 29720

46,041 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29720 is not the leading code inside Lancaster, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lancaster's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 830 establishments, 9,747 employees , annual payroll $512,100k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29720 (830 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (153) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lancaster, SC

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

Lancaster sits in the upper half of Lancaster County on income: Kershaw and Heath Springs report less, while Fort Mill reports more. Fort Mill marks the far end of that range at $118,295, 88% above Lancaster.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29720 46,041 $62,969 830 63

Lancaster 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 Lancaster, .