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Orangeburg, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Orangeburg, SC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 48,149. 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 ORANGEBURG-SC · Orangeburg, SC 3 ZIPs · 48,149 pop · #21469/25278 · Orangeburg County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,959
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21469/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 48,149
  • SPREAD-MOD 29115→29118
  • HOME-LOW $139,300

Nearest income peer: North, SC ( $764 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 Orangeburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Orangeburg 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, Orangeburg, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
48,149
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,959
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 3 ZIPs ($50,959 average) · poverty 22.4%. The primary code (29115) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.6%) for this income tier, rent $921 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within South Carolina, Plum Branch is the closest lower-income city and Gaffney the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Orangeburg.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Orangeburg differ

Orangeburg's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $37,751 in ZIP 29115 to $64,167 in ZIP 29118, while home values span $102,000 in 29115 to $176,600 in 29118. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

29115 to 29118

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

29115 to 29118

Poverty-rate spread
17.7 points

29118 to 29115

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 29115 skews compact Orangeburg

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 29115 covers about 65% of Orangeburg's 48,149 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Orangeburg

Citywide ZBP: 1,032 establishments, 18,162 employees , annual payroll $758,585k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29115 (708 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (215) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Orangeburg, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Orangeburg County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Orangeburg. See the Orangeburg County roll-up →

Orangeburg sits in the upper half of Orangeburg County on income: Holly Hill, Eutawville and Bowman report less, while Santee, Cordova and Branchville report more. Vance marks the far end of that range at $33,971, 33% below Orangeburg.

Side-by-side: Compare 29115 vs 29118 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29115 31,128 $37,751 708 92
29118 15,861 $64,167 315 79
29117 1,160 n/a 9 5,036
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Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg, .