PlainZIP

Nichols, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nichols, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,650. 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 NICHOLS-SC · Nichols, SC 1 ZIPs · 4,650 pop · #20098/25278 · Horry County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,701
  • RANK-LOWER #20098/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Conway
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,650
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $88,500

Nearest income peer: Conway, SC (+ $5,746 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 Nichols

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

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,650
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,701
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 ($54,701 average) · poverty 28.3%. The primary code (29581) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nichols as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Westminster is the closest lower-income city and Charleston Afb the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nichols.

Population concentration

Nichols reads through its lone ZIP, 29581

4,650 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29581 is not the leading code inside Nichols, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Nichols

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 162 employees , annual payroll $5,930k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29581 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Nichols, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Horry County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nichols. See the Horry County roll-up →

Nichols sits in the lower half of Horry County on income: Myrtle Beach, Conway and Murrells Inlet report more, Loris and Green Sea report less. Galivants Ferry marks the far end of that range at $78,401, 43% above Nichols.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29581 4,650 $54,701 29 11
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Nichols 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 Nichols, .