| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 / 843 / 854 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:58 PM |
| Population: | 30,005 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 45027 |
| Land Area: | 598 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 81 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.7409, -80.1535 |
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30,005 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 598 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,305 to 30,005 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 29111 (New Zion, $76,250 median) and poorest ZIP 29102 (Manning, $47,441) are 14.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $111,800 in 29162 (Turbeville) to $185,200 in 29148 (Summerton).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 29051 (Gable) to 110 in 29162 (Turbeville).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.1% bachelor's+ in 29162 (Turbeville) to 28.5% in 29051 (Gable) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within South Carolina, this is the #30 most populous of 46 counties and ranks #21 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,387 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,017 of 21,782 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Clarendon County lost 9.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29102 | Manning | Standard | 15,698 | $47,441 | 249.9 | -11.3% |
| 29148 | Summerton | Standard | 6,033 | $56,300 | 144.6 | -16.7% |
| 29162 | Turbeville | Standard | 3,776 | $61,979 | 34.3 | 24.5% |
| 29001 | Alcolu | Standard | 2,339 | $65,250 | 66.5 | 26.1% |
| 29111 | New Zion | Standard | 1,401 | $76,250 | 61.0 | -23.5% |
| 29051 | Gable | Standard | 758 | $71,250 | 41.4 | -54.0% |
| 29143 | Sardinia | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 29041 | Davis Station | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |