Sullivans Island, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sullivans Island, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,791. 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 SULLIVANS-ISLAND-SC · Sullivans Island, SC 1 ZIPs · 1,791 pop · #289/25278 · Charleston County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $192,813
  • RANK-TOP #289/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Isle Of Palms
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,791
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $2,000,001

Nearest income peer: Isle Of Palms, SC ( $35,834 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 Sullivans Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sullivans 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, Sullivans Island, SC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,791
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$192,813
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 $192,813 and home value $2,000,000+ should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 84.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within South Carolina, Reidville is the closest lower-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Sullivans Island.

Population concentration

Sullivans Island's single ZIP 29482 carries the town

Sullivans Island is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29482 is the entire residential footprint (1,791 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 Sullivans Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 92 establishments, 880 employees , annual payroll $37,617k (~51 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29482 (92 units) ; leading NAICS Real estate and rental and leasing (17) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Sullivans Island, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Charleston County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sullivans Island. See the Charleston County roll-up →

No other city sharing Charleston County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sullivans Island. Charleston, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hollywood marks the far end of that range at $56,929, 70% below Sullivans Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29482 1,791 $192,813 92 269

Sullivans 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 Sullivans Island, .