PlainZIP

Santee, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Santee, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,890. 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 SANTEE-SC · Santee, SC 1 ZIPs · 4,890 pop · #20355/25278 · Orangeburg County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,028
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20355/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cordova
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,890
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $182,500

Nearest income peer: Cordova, SC ( $646 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 Santee

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,890
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,028
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 ($54,028 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (29142) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Santee as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Santee's single ZIP 29142 carries the town

Santee is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29142 is the entire residential footprint (4,890 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Santee's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 143 establishments, 1,821 employees , annual payroll $72,284k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29142 (143 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (34) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Santee, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Orangeburg County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Santee. See the Orangeburg County roll-up →

No other city sharing Orangeburg County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Santee. Orangeburg, Holly Hill and Eutawville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Vance marks the far end of that range at $33,971, 37% below Santee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29142 4,890 $54,028 143 37
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Santee 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 Santee, .