Which ZIP code in Charleston County has the highest median household income?

29482 (Sullivans Island), at $192,813 (±$37,628), among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Charleston County, SC

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Charleston County with the highest median household income, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 29482 (Sullivans Island, $192,813), 29451 (Isle Of Palms, $156,979) and 29439 (Folly Beach, $137,396) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Charleston County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Charleston County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	29482	Sullivans Island	$192,813 ±$37,628	2,087	798	946
2	29451	Isle Of Palms	$156,979 ±$44,841	4,362	2,043	—
3	29439	Folly Beach	$137,396 ±$119,353	1,125	531	—
4	29466	Mount Pleasant	$133,357 ±$9,422	44,942	17,281	18,743
5	29455	Johns Island	$121,372 ±$10,234	27,576	12,249	—
6	29429	Awendaw	$112,244 ±$22,680	4,479	1,733	2,063
7	29464	Mount Pleasant	$111,907 ±$8,091	53,045	23,963	25,785
8	29487	Wadmalaw Island	$105,592 ±$20,448	2,703	1,059	1,351
9	29412	Charleston	$101,509 ±$4,488	39,256	16,758	19,579
10	29401	Charleston	$99,667 ±$26,355	9,339	4,186	5,356
11	29414	Charleston	$99,529 ±$7,504	44,727	19,322	22,728
12	29438	Edisto Island	$86,979 ±$11,811	2,826	1,501	1,951
13	29458	Mc Clellanville	$86,431 ±$19,777	2,505	925	1,020
14	29470	Ravenel	$86,410 ±$19,354	5,639	2,089	2,687
15	29407	Charleston	$85,367 ±$6,227	36,706	16,920	18,120
16	29456	Ladson	$78,361 ±$6,014	41,214	15,666	17,379
17	29420	North Charleston	$72,661 ±$5,756	23,959	9,515	10,815
18	29403	Charleston	$66,944 ±$8,620	22,533	10,862	12,090
19	29418	North Charleston	$64,583 ±$8,397	26,052	11,134	12,100
20	29426	Adams Run	$64,087 ±$25,385	1,697	742	699
21	29449	Hollywood	$56,929 ±$11,600	8,024	3,220	3,832
22	29405	North Charleston	$56,600 ±$4,816	26,254	11,639	12,718
23	29404	Charleston Afb	$54,716 ±$16,078	2,334	592	543
24	29406	Charleston	$49,815 ±$5,099	32,001	12,979	15,118

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 24 of 27 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 32,902 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Charleston County has the highest median household income?: 29482 (Sullivans Island), at $192,813 (±$37,628), among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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