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Pawleys Island, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pawleys Island, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,606. 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 PAWLEYS-ISLAND-SC · Pawleys Island, SC 1 ZIPs · 13,606 pop · #8637/25278 · Georgetown County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $81,946
  • RANK-UPPER #8637/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Georgetown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,606
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $463,400

Nearest income peer: Georgetown, SC ( $25,822 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 Pawleys Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pawleys Island 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, Pawleys Island, SC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,606
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,946
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 29585 (13,606 residents). Household income $81,946 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within South Carolina, Mauldin is the closest lower-income city and Moncks Corner the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pawleys Island.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29585, is all of Pawleys Island

There is no split to weigh here: 29585 holds every one of Pawleys Island's 13,606 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Pawleys Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 697 establishments, 6,439 employees , annual payroll $263,036k (~51 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29585 (697 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (100) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Pawleys Island, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Georgetown County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pawleys Island. See the Georgetown County roll-up →

No other city sharing Georgetown County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pawleys Island. Georgetown and Andrews sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Andrews marks the far end of that range at $55,058, 33% below Pawleys Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29585 13,606 $81,946 697 112
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Pawleys Island 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 Pawleys Island, .