PlainZIP

Salem, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,201. 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 SALEM-SC · Salem, SC 1 ZIPs · 5,201 pop · #5744/25278 · Oconee County

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

  • INC-HIGH $92,798
  • RANK-UPPER #5744/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fair Play
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,201
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $416,800

Nearest income peer: Fair Play, SC ( $12,281 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 Salem

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

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,201
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,798
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,798 and home value $416,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29676, is all of Salem

There is no split to weigh here: 29676 holds every one of Salem's 5,201 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 95 establishments, 658 employees , annual payroll $34,061k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29676 (95 units) ; leading NAICS Real estate and rental and leasing (19) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Oconee County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Oconee County roll-up →

No other city sharing Oconee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Salem. Seneca, Westminster and Walhalla sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Newry marks the far end of that range at $45,407, 51% below Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29676 5,201 $92,798 95 28
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Salem 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 Salem, .