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29016

ZIP 29016 is Blythewood, South Carolina, mostly in Richland County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richland +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
30,454
Coordinates
34.2040, -80.9928
☼ Live from 29016 — Blythewood, SC

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Where 29016 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 29016
  • 🔢 Type 29016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29015 (Blair, SC, 26 mi away) and 29018 (Bowman, SC, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29016 becomes 61092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,305 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29016 and you would come out at 34.20°S, 99.01°E — 987 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 87.0 square miles of land, 29016 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,454This ZIP30,454
Households11,547This ZIP11,547
Housing units12,232This ZIP12,232
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$95,082This ZIP$95,082South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$345,600This ZIP$345,600South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,282This ZIP$1,282South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%This ZIP50.1%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density350.2 / sq miThis ZIP350.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments387This ZIP387
Employees5,709This ZIP5,709
Annual payroll$313,275,000This ZIP$313,275,000
Tax returns filed14,260This ZIP14,260
Total adjusted gross income$1,248,560,000This ZIP$1,248,560,000

Land area

Land area86.97 sq miThis ZIP86.97 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Counties 29016 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Richland County 90.4%
Fairfield County 9.6%

Other place names in 29016

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ZIP codes near 29016

ZIPCityDistance
29229 Columbia, SC 6.9 mi
29203 Columbia, SC 7.7 mi
29230 Columbia, SC 7.8 mi
29147 State Park, SC 8.0 mi
29223 Columbia, SC 8.8 mi
29132 Rion, SC 10.4 mi
29045 Elgin, SC 10.8 mi
29130 Ridgeway, SC 10.9 mi
29204 Columbia, SC 12.1 mi
29206 Columbia, SC 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29016?

29016 is in Blythewood, South Carolina, in Richland County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2040, -80.9928.

What county is 29016 in?

29016 spans 2 counties: Richland County and Fairfield County. Most of it falls in Richland 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 29016?

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

What time zone is 29016 in?

29016 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29016?

About 30,454 people live in ZIP code 29016, in 11,547 households, at 350.2 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 29016?

$95,082 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29016?

The closest are 29229 (6.9 mi), 29203 (7.7 mi), 29230 (7.8 mi), 29147 (8 mi) and 29223 (8.8 mi).

Is 29016 a PO Box ZIP code?

29016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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