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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Kershaw · lowest
Kershaw · lowest
$52,077 median HH income
- Heath Springs · near
Heath Springs · near
$52,383 median HH income
- Lancaster · this city
Lancaster · this city
$62,969 median HH income
- Fort Mill · highest
Fort Mill · highest
$118,295 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.
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 .
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, .