Lancaster
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South Carolina
Lancaster is a smaller county in South Carolina with 4 ZIP codes, 79,478 people, and above-median 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, Lancaster, SC sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 40%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 79,478
- combined ZIP population
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,431
- 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.
Lancaster lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 45057, 4 ZIPs, combined population 79,478). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (29720) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.
Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 45057 averages as uniform.
Within South Carolina, Edgefield is the closest lower-income county and Lexington the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 5 and 14 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lancaster. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
4
Total ZIPs
79,478
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Lancaster
Side-by-side: Compare 29720 vs 29707 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Lancaster?
Lancaster has a total population of 79,478 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
Lancaster includes 4 ZIP codes: 29720, 29707, 29067, 29058.