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29006

ZIP 29006 is Batesburg, South Carolina, mostly in Saluda County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saluda +2 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
9,199
Coordinates
33.8690, -81.5511
☼ Live from 29006 — Batesburg, SC

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Where 29006 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29006
  • 🔢 Type 29006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,006 = 2 × 14503. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29003 (Bamberg, SC, 53 mi away) and 29009 (Bethune, SC, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29006 becomes 60092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00692, 00926, 00962, 02906, 06029, 06092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09602 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,156 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,025 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29006 and you would come out at 33.87°S, 98.45°E — 1,017 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 138.0 square miles of land, 29006 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,199This ZIP9,199
Households3,791This ZIP3,791
Housing units4,391This ZIP4,391
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$50,379This ZIP$50,379South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$157,500This ZIP$157,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$911This ZIP$911South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density66.6 / sq miThis ZIP66.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments179This ZIP179
Employees3,258This ZIP3,258
Annual payroll$153,703,000This ZIP$153,703,000
Tax returns filed4,220This ZIP4,220
Total adjusted gross income$223,027,000This ZIP$223,027,000

Land area

Land area138.02 sq miThis ZIP138.02 sq mi
Water area2.62 sq miThis ZIP2.62 sq mi

Counties 29006 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saluda County 39.8%
Aiken County 38.0%
Lexington County 22.1%

Other place names in 29006

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ZIP codes near 29006

ZIPCityDistance
29105 Monetta, SC 5.0 mi
29070 Leesville, SC 6.7 mi
29129 Ridge Spring, SC 8.9 mi
29166 Ward, SC 9.4 mi
29054 Gilbert, SC 11.1 mi
29832 Johnston, SC 14.6 mi
29164 Wagener, SC 16.1 mi
29805 Aiken, SC 16.1 mi
29138 Saluda, SC 17.6 mi
29171 West Columbia, SC 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29006?

29006 is in Batesburg, South Carolina, in Saluda County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8690, -81.5511.

What county is 29006 in?

29006 spans 3 counties: Saluda County, Aiken County and Lexington County. Most of it falls in Saluda County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 29006?

Batesburg uses area codes 803 and 839, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29006 in?

29006 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29006?

About 9,199 people live in ZIP code 29006, in 3,791 households, at 66.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 29006?

$50,379 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29006?

The closest are 29105 (5 mi), 29070 (6.7 mi), 29129 (8.9 mi), 29166 (9.4 mi) and 29054 (11.1 mi).

Is 29006 a PO Box ZIP code?

29006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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