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Pelzer, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pelzer, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,387. 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 PELZER-SC · Pelzer, SC 1 ZIPs · 12,387 pop · #15016/25278 · Anderson County

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

  • INC-MID $65,903
  • RANK-MID #15016/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Williamston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,387
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $199,700

Nearest income peer: Williamston, SC (+ $2,861 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 Pelzer

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

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,387
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,903
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 $65,903 and poverty 14.1% concentrate in 29669.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pelzer as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Pelzer reads through its lone ZIP, 29669

12,387 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29669 is not the leading code inside Pelzer, 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 Pelzer

Citywide ZBP: 185 establishments, 1,322 employees , annual payroll $47,820k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29669 (185 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (37) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Pelzer, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Anderson County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pelzer. See the Anderson County roll-up →

Pelzer lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Anderson County: Williamston, Pendleton and Townville earn more and Anderson, Belton and Honea Path earn less. Iva marks the far end of that range at $51,395, 22% below Pelzer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29669 12,387 $65,903 185 76
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Pelzer 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 Pelzer, .