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29031

ZIP 29031 is Carlisle, South Carolina, mostly in Chester County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chester +2 more
Population
1,617
Coordinates
34.6068, -81.4290
☼ Live from 29031 — Carlisle, SC

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Where 29031 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29031
  • 🔢 Type 29031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,031 = 3 × 9677. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29030 (Cameron, SC, 84 mi away) and 29032 (Cassatt, SC, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29031 becomes 13092 — and that is a real ZIP code: Locke, NY, 618 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01923, 02139, 03291, 09123, 09132, 09213, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09213 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,438 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,008 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29031 and you would come out at 34.61°S, 98.57°E — 1,014 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 129.2 square miles of land, 29031 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,617This ZIP1,617
Households608This ZIP608
Housing units701This ZIP701
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,143This ZIP$61,143South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$92,600This ZIP$92,600South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,065This ZIP$1,065South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%This ZIP6.5%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density12.5 / sq miThis ZIP12.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$4,994,000This ZIP$4,994,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$18,235,000This ZIP$18,235,000

Land area

Land area129.18 sq miThis ZIP129.18 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Counties 29031 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Chester County 50.1%
Union County 44.1%
Fairfield County 5.7%

Other place names in 29031

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ZIP codes near 29031

ZIPCityDistance
29379 Union, SC 11.3 mi
29178 Whitmire, SC 11.9 mi
29015 Blair, SC 12.3 mi
29364 Lockhart, SC 12.7 mi
29706 Chester, SC 13.4 mi
29742 Sharon, SC 18.3 mi
29014 Blackstock, SC 18.8 mi
29126 Pomaria, SC 19.2 mi
29321 Buffalo, SC 19.2 mi
29353 Jonesville, SC 19.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29031?

29031 is in Carlisle, South Carolina, in Chester County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6068, -81.4290.

What county is 29031 in?

29031 spans 3 counties: Chester County, Union County and Fairfield County. Most of it falls in Chester 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 time zone is 29031 in?

29031 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29031?

About 1,617 people live in ZIP code 29031, in 608 households, at 12.5 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 29031?

$61,143 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29031?

The closest are 29379 (11.3 mi), 29178 (11.9 mi), 29015 (12.3 mi), 29364 (12.7 mi) and 29706 (13.4 mi).

Is 29031 a PO Box ZIP code?

29031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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