Residential delivery area · South Carolina

ZIP Code 29148: Summerton, SC

ZIP code 29148 uses the postal name Summerton, South Carolina and lies entirely in Clarendon County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 6,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $56,300 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in North Santee (9%) and Summerton (1%), and 4% in smaller places; 87% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: South Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
291sectional center: Columbia, SC (SCF 290)
48delivery area within it
Town
Summerton · its only residential ZIP
Census places
North Santee (9%) census-designated place; Summerton (1%)
House district
SC-6 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
104.7 sq mi · 58 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 29148?

29148 centers on 33.535°, -80.336° and covers 104.7 square miles of land plus 70.5 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 29048, 29163, 29102, 29142, 29125, 29047, 29468, 29436.

29047 · Elloree29048 · Eutawville29102 · Manning29125 · Pinewood29142 · Santee29163 · Vance29436 · Cross29468 · Pineville29148 · Summerton (this ZIP)29148291022943629125294682914229048290472916329047 · Elloree29048 · Eutawville29102 · Manning29125 · Pinewood29142 · Santee29163 · Vance29436 · Cross29468 · Pineville29148 · Summerton (this ZIP)29148291022943629125294682914229048290472916329047 · Elloree29048 · Eutawville29102 · Manning29125 · Pinewood29142 · Santee29163 · Vance29436 · Cross29468 · Pineville29148 · Summerton (this ZIP)291482910229436291252946829142290482904729163
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 29148 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 29148, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 29148 compare with the rest of Clarendon County?

Rank of 29148 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure29148In Clarendon CountyIn SC
People (ACS 2020-2024)6,0333rd of 10200th of 424
Median household income$56k2nd of 5165th of 265
Median home value$185knot rankednot ranked

29148's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$51,852) is more than a quarter of the figure ($185,200). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

Its median household income is higher than in 23% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 45% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 29148?

The 2020 Census counted 5,856 people in 29148; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 6,033. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 6.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
6,033
2020 Census count
5,856−6.0% since 2010 (6,230)
Households
2,430
Median age
50.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 29148?

Of the 6,033 people the ACS estimates in 29148, 15.4% are under 18 and 29.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (47.2%), then Black (not Hispanic) (46.3%).

  • Under 1815.4%
  • 18 to 6455.1%
  • 65 and older29.5%
Age of the people of 29148 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic47.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic46.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.6%
  • Other or two or more2.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.6%
Race and Hispanic origin in 29148 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 29148 earn?

Median household income is $56,300 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Clarendon County. It rose from $43,259 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$56,300±$8,136
Income per person
$29,749
Below the poverty line
11.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
24.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$54,9072,580 returns; wages 59% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 29148?

FHFA's house price index for 29148, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 94% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 59% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$185,200
Median gross rent
$788
Homes owned by their occupants
75.2%
Housing units
3,913
0 50 100 150 200 250 2002201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 2002201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 2002201020202025
Index = 100 in 2002, the first year FHFA reports for 29148; 2025: 232.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 29148?

79 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade20
  • Accommodation and food services12
  • Construction8
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services7
  • Health care and social assistance7
  • Other services (except public administration)7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 29148?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 29148, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
29048Eutawville4,982$42k10.2 mi
29163Vance1,573$34k10.3 mi
29102Manning15,698$47k11.3 mi
29142Santee4,744$54k11.8 mi
29125Pinewood2,861$63k13.7 mi
29047Elloree3,537$49k14.1 mi
29468Pineville2,144$27k16.5 mi
29436Cross4,000$58k17.4 mi
29059Holly Hill4,905$39k15.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.