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Sunset, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sunset, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,230. 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 SUNSET-SC · Sunset, SC 1 ZIPs · 1,230 pop · #2452/25278 · Pickens County

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

  • INC-TOP $116,742
  • RANK-TOP #2452/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Six Mile
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,230
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $828,500

Nearest income peer: Six Mile, SC ( $32,934 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 Sunset

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

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,230
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$116,742
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 $116,742 and home value $828,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 49.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Sunset reads through its lone ZIP, 29685

1,230 ACS residents, one ZIP: 29685 is not the leading code inside Sunset, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sunset's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 277 employees , annual payroll $17,455k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29685 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Sunset, SC

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

No other city sharing Pickens County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sunset. Easley, Clemson and Pickens sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Clemson marks the far end of that range at $48,800, 58% below Sunset.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29685 1,230 $116,742 25 6
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Sunset 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 Sunset, .