PlainZIP

Walterboro, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Walterboro, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 22,220. 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 WALTERBORO-SC · Walterboro, SC 1 ZIPs · 22,220 pop · #21809/25278 · Colleton County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $49,876
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21809/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Smoaks
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-TOWN 22,220
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,300

Nearest income peer: Smoaks, 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 Walterboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Walterboro 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, Walterboro, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
22,220
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,876
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 ($49,876 average) · poverty 23.5%. The primary code (29488) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Walterboro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 29488, is all of Walterboro

There is no split to weigh here: 29488 holds every one of Walterboro's 22,220 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Walterboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 598 establishments, 5,981 employees , annual payroll $286,060k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29488 (598 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (117) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Walterboro, SC

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

Walterboro lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Colleton County: Cottageville, Islandton and Jacksonboro earn more and Ruffin, Round O and Smoaks earn less. Jacksonboro marks the far end of that range at $113,164, 127% above Walterboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29488 22,220 $49,876 598 37
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Walterboro 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 Walterboro, .