PlainZIP

Smoaks, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Smoaks, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,841. 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 SMOAKS-SC · Smoaks, SC 1 ZIPs · 1,841 pop · #22693/25278 · Colleton County

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

  • INC-MID $46,719
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22693/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Walterboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,841
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $88,900

Nearest income peer: Walterboro, SC (+ $3,157 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 Smoaks

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

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,841
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,719
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 ($46,719 average) · poverty 22.7%. The primary code (29481) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Smoaks as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Lake City is the closest lower-income city and Pacolet the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Smoaks.

Population concentration

Smoaks reads through its lone ZIP, 29481

1,841 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29481 is not the leading code inside Smoaks, 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 Smoaks

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 89 employees , annual payroll $2,139k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29481 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Smoaks, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Colleton County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Smoaks. See the Colleton County roll-up →

Smoaks lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Colleton County: Walterboro, Cottageville and Islandton earn more and Ruffin, Round O and Lodge earn less. Jacksonboro marks the far end of that range at $113,164, 142% above Smoaks.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29481 1,841 $46,719 14 8
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Smoaks 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 Smoaks, .