Summerville, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Summerville, SC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 111,788. 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 SUMMERVILLE-SC · Summerville, SC 2 ZIPs · 111,788 pop · #7900/25278 · Dorchester County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,369
  • RANK-UPPER #7900/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ladson
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-MID 111,788
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 29485→29483
  • HOME-MID $337,450

Nearest income peer: Ladson, SC ( $6,008 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 Summerville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Summerville 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, Summerville, SC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
111,788
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,369
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 29483 (66,731 residents). Household income $84,369 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Summerville as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Graniteville is the closest lower-income city and North Augusta the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Summerville.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Summerville differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Summerville: $82,987 in ZIP 29485 to $85,750 in 29483. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

29485 to 29483

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

29483 to 29485

Poverty-rate spread
1.4 points

29485 to 29483

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 29483 skews compact Summerville

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 29483 covers about 60% of Summerville's 111,788 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Summerville

Citywide ZBP: 2,428 establishments, 31,399 employees , annual payroll $1,382,000k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29483 (1,527 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (321) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Summerville, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Dorchester County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Summerville. See the Dorchester County roll-up →

No other city sharing Dorchester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Summerville. North Charleston, Ladson and Ridgeville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Reevesville marks the far end of that range at $38,500, 54% below Summerville.

Side-by-side: Compare 29483 vs 29485 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29483 66,731 $85,750 1,527 191
29485 45,057 $82,987 901 487

Summerville 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 Summerville, .