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

29485 (Summerville), at $82,987 (±$5,666), among 7 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 North Charleston, SC

These are the 7 ZIP codes in North Charleston, SC with the highest median household income, out of 7 with at least 1,000 residents. 29485 (Summerville, $82,987), 29456 (Ladson, $78,361) and 29420 (North Charleston, $72,661) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in North Charleston; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in North Charleston

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	29485	Summerville	$82,987 ±$5,666	58,507	22,107	27,903
2	29456	Ladson	$78,361 ±$6,014	41,214	15,666	17,379
3	29420	North Charleston	$72,661 ±$5,756	23,959	9,515	10,815
4	29418	North Charleston	$64,583 ±$8,397	26,052	11,134	12,100
5	29405	North Charleston	$56,600 ±$4,816	26,254	11,639	12,718
6	29404	Charleston Afb	$54,716 ±$16,078	2,334	592	543
7	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; 7 of 7 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 70,061 households, on 106 carrier routes with 80,915 residential mailboxes. 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 North Charleston has the highest median household income?: 29485 (Summerville), at $82,987 (±$5,666), among 7 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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