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29036

ZIP 29036 is Chapin, South Carolina, mostly in Lexington County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington +2 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
26,620
Coordinates
34.1340, -81.3399
☼ Live from 29036 — Chapin, SC

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Where 29036 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29036
  • 🔢 Type 29036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,036 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 61. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29033 (Cayce, SC, 20 mi away) and 29037 (Chappells, SC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29036 becomes 63092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,161 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,027 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29036 and you would come out at 34.13°S, 98.66°E — 1,006 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 55.1 square miles of land, 29036 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,620This ZIP26,620
Households10,146This ZIP10,146
Housing units10,994This ZIP10,994
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$113,986This ZIP$113,986South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$410,700This ZIP$410,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,011This ZIP$2,011South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%This ZIP50.5%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density482.8 / sq miThis ZIP482.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments597This ZIP597
Employees4,450This ZIP4,450
Annual payroll$202,321,000This ZIP$202,321,000
Tax returns filed14,180This ZIP14,180
Total adjusted gross income$1,767,694,000This ZIP$1,767,694,000

Land area

Land area55.14 sq miThis ZIP55.14 sq mi
Water area16.65 sq miThis ZIP16.65 sq mi

Counties 29036 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lexington County 67.5%
Richland County 27.8%
Newberry County 4.7%

Other place names in 29036

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ZIP codes near 29036

ZIPCityDistance
29177 White Rock, SC 4.2 mi
29075 Little Mountain, SC 5.1 mi
29002 Ballentine, SC 6.0 mi
29122 Peak, SC 7.3 mi
29063 Irmo, SC 7.9 mi
29212 Columbia, SC 8.8 mi
29127 Prosperity, SC 10.0 mi
29072 Lexington, SC 10.1 mi
29065 Jenkinsville, SC 11.4 mi
29071 Lexington, SC 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29036?

29036 is in Chapin, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1340, -81.3399.

What county is 29036 in?

29036 spans 3 counties: Lexington County, Richland County and Newberry County. Most of it falls in Lexington 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 29036?

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

What time zone is 29036 in?

29036 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29036?

About 26,620 people live in ZIP code 29036, in 10,146 households, at 482.8 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 29036?

$113,986 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29036?

The closest are 29177 (4.2 mi), 29075 (5.1 mi), 29002 (6 mi), 29122 (7.3 mi) and 29063 (7.9 mi).

Is 29036 a PO Box ZIP code?

29036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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