Charleston
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South Carolina
Charleston is a major-metro county in South Carolina with 25 ZIP codes, 343,800 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Charleston, SC sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 8%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 343,800
- combined ZIP population
- 25
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $96,874
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Charleston lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 45019, 25 ZIPs, combined population 343,800). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 29464 (Mount Pleasant) with 43,649 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 45019, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
25
Total ZIPs
343,800
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Charleston
Side-by-side: Compare 29464 vs 29412 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29464 | Mount Pleasant | 43,649 | 566 |
| 29412 | Charleston | 35,850 | 353 |
| 29407 | Charleston | 34,827 | 876 |
| 29414 | Charleston | 31,883 | 351 |
| 29406 | Charleston | 29,314 | 779 |
| 29466 | Mount Pleasant | 28,725 | 378 |
| 29405 | North Charleston | 26,328 | 684 |
| 29418 | North Charleston | 23,540 | 674 |
| 29403 | Charleston | 20,818 | 1,504 |
| 29455 | Johns Island | 20,478 | 74 |
| 29401 | Charleston | 10,895 | 2,712 |
| 29449 | Hollywood | 7,749 | 37 |
| 29470 | Ravenel | 4,232 | 19 |
| 29451 | Isle Of Palms | 4,205 | 162 |
| 29429 | Awendaw | 2,737 | 10 |
| 29487 | Wadmalaw Island | 2,725 | 25 |
| 29458 | Mc Clellanville | 2,713 | 6 |
| 29438 | Edisto Island | 2,408 | 12 |
| 29439 | Folly Beach | 2,399 | 319 |
| 29409 | Charleston | 2,100 | 12,577 |
| 29482 | Sullivans Island | 1,791 | 269 |
| 29426 | Adams Run | 1,741 | 10 |
| 29404 | Charleston Afb | 1,348 | 102 |
| 29423 | Charleston | 956 | 9,778 |
| 29424 | Charleston | 389 | 8,131 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Charleston?
Charleston has a total population of 343,800 across 25 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Charleston?
Charleston includes 25 ZIP codes: 29464, 29412, 29407, 29414, 29406, 29466, 29405, 29418, 29403, 29455, and more.