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West Union, SC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Union, SC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,125. 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 WEST-UNION-SC · West Union, SC 1 ZIPs · 4,125 pop · #9816/25278 · Oconee County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,468
  • RANK-UPPER #9816/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fair Play
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,125
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $219,100

Nearest income peer: Fair Play, SC (+ $2,049 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 West Union

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Union 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, West Union, SC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,125
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,468
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 (1) - lead code 29696 (4,125 residents). Household income $78,468 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Union as a pure owner town.

Within South Carolina, Beaufort is the closest lower-income city and York the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Union.

Population concentration

West Union's single ZIP 29696 carries the town

West Union is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 29696 is the entire residential footprint (4,125 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 West Union's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 111 establishments, 1,531 employees , annual payroll $89,538k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29696 (111 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (27) · also Construction · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in West Union, SC

These ZIP codes sit in Oconee County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Union. See the Oconee County roll-up →

West Union sits in the upper half of Oconee County on income: Seneca, Westminster and Walhalla report less, while Salem and Fair Play report more. Newry marks the far end of that range at $45,407, 42% below West Union.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
29696 4,125 $78,468 111 68
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West Union 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 West Union, .