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29020

ZIP 29020 is in Camden, South Carolina, mostly in Kershaw County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. Camden has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 29021.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kershaw +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
23,266
Coordinates
34.3139, -80.5738
☼ Live from 29020 — Camden, SC

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Where 29020 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29020
  • 🔢 Type 29020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1451. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29018 (Bowman, SC, 67 mi away) and 29021 (Camden, SC, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29020 becomes 02092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00922, 02902, 02920, 09202, 09220, 20029, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09202 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,404 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,061 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29020 and you would come out at 34.31°S, 99.43°E — 964 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 232.7 square miles of land, 29020 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 177 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,266This ZIP23,266
Households9,640This ZIP9,640
Housing units11,414This ZIP11,414
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,648This ZIP$64,648South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$240,100This ZIP$240,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$928This ZIP$928South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density100.0 / sq miThis ZIP100.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments600This ZIP600
Employees7,448This ZIP7,448
Annual payroll$289,850,000This ZIP$289,850,000
Tax returns filed10,940This ZIP10,940
Total adjusted gross income$745,037,000This ZIP$745,037,000

Land area

Land area232.68 sq miThis ZIP232.68 sq mi
Water area4.87 sq miThis ZIP4.87 sq mi

Counties 29020 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kershaw County 94.1%
Lee County 5.9%

Other place names in 29020

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ZIP codes near 29020

ZIPCityDistance
29021 Camden, SC 2.3 mi
29032 Cassatt, SC 7.6 mi
29175 Westville, SC 9.1 mi
29078 Lugoff, SC 11.6 mi
29009 Bethune, SC 14.9 mi
29128 Rembert, SC 15.3 mi
29045 Elgin, SC 15.9 mi
29067 Kershaw, SC 16.0 mi
29074 Liberty Hill, SC 16.5 mi
29130 Ridgeway, SC 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29020?

29020 is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3139, -80.5738.

What county is 29020 in?

29020 spans 2 counties: Kershaw County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Kershaw 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 29020?

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

What time zone is 29020 in?

29020 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29020?

About 23,266 people live in ZIP code 29020, in 9,640 households, at 100.0 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 29020?

$64,648 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29020?

The closest are 29021 (2.3 mi), 29032 (7.6 mi), 29175 (9.1 mi), 29078 (11.6 mi) and 29009 (14.9 mi).

Is 29020 a PO Box ZIP code?

29020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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