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ZIP Code 29451: Isle Of Palms, SC

ZIP code 29451 uses the postal name Isle Of Palms, South Carolina and lies entirely in Charleston County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 4,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $156,979 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 49% of its land lies in Isle of Palms; 51% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: South Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
294sectional center: Charleston, SC (SCF 294)
51delivery area within it
Town
Isle Of Palms · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Isle of Palms
Neighborhood
Forest Trail GeoNames
Metro area
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
House district
SC-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
9.1 sq mi · 478 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 29451?

29451 centers on 32.828°, -79.750° and covers 9.1 square miles of land plus 3.4 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 29466, 29482, 29464.

29464 · Mount Pleasant29466 · Mount Pleasant29482 · Sullivans Island29451 · Isle Of Palms (this ZIP)2945129466294642948229464 · Mount Pleasant29466 · Mount Pleasant29482 · Sullivans Island29451 · Isle Of Palms (this ZIP)2945129466294642948229464 · Mount Pleasant29466 · Mount Pleasant29482 · Sullivans Island29451 · Isle Of Palms (this ZIP)29451294662946429482
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 29451 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 29451, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 29451 compare with the rest of Charleston County?

Rank of 29451 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)
Measure29451In Charleston CountyIn SC
People (ACS 2020-2024)4,36218th of 29233rd of 424
Median household income$157knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$1.58M2nd of 212nd of 260

29451's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$44,841) is more than a quarter of the figure ($156,979). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 72% of 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 29451?

The 2020 Census counted 4,417 people in 29451; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 4,362. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 5.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
4,362
2020 Census count
4,417+5.0% since 2010 (4,205)
Households
2,043
Median age
54.6

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 29451?

Of the 4,362 people the ACS estimates in 29451, 13.3% are under 18 and 34.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (98.9%).

  • Under 1813.3%
  • 18 to 6452.0%
  • 65 and older34.7%
Age of the people of 29451 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic98.9%
  • Other or two or more0.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 29451 (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 29451 earn?

Median household income is $156,979 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($148,706 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$156,979±$44,841
Income per person
$128,199
Below the poverty line
2.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
1.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
71.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$305,6202,390 returns; wages 35% 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 29451?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,581,300
Median gross rent
$2,893
Homes owned by their occupants
93.5%
Housing units
4,674
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 29451; 2022: 1013.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 29451 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 29451?

163 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 13 more than in 2018; the most are in real estate and rental and leasing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Real estate and rental and leasing36
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services25
  • Accommodation and food services23
  • Other services (except public administration)15
  • Retail trade13
  • Construction11

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 29451?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 29451, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
29466Mount Pleasant44,942$133k3.8 mi
29482Sullivans Island2,087$193k6.1 mi
29464Mount Pleasant53,045$112k6.2 mi
29492Charleston20,436$111k9.4 mi (near)
29401Charleston9,339$100k11.1 mi (near)
29424Charleston1,243–11.3 mi (near)
29403Charleston22,533$67k11.5 mi (near)
29429Awendaw4,479$112k11.5 mi (near)

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