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29045

ZIP 29045 is Elgin, South Carolina, mostly in Kershaw County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kershaw +2 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
31,372
Coordinates
34.1851, -80.8050
☼ Live from 29045 — Elgin, SC

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Where 29045 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29045
  • 🔢 Type 29045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,045 = 5 × 37 × 157. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29044 (Eastover, SC, 19 mi away) and 29046 (Elliott, SC, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29045 becomes 54092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,609 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,053 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29045 and you would come out at 34.19°S, 99.20°E — 976 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 67.9 square miles of land, 29045 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,372This ZIP31,372
Households11,680This ZIP11,680
Housing units12,312This ZIP12,312
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,366This ZIP$87,366South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$266,400This ZIP$266,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,321This ZIP$1,321South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density461.9 / sq miThis ZIP461.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments366This ZIP366
Employees3,269This ZIP3,269
Annual payroll$147,771,000This ZIP$147,771,000
Tax returns filed14,700This ZIP14,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,113,688,000This ZIP$1,113,688,000

Land area

Land area67.92 sq miThis ZIP67.92 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 29045 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kershaw County 64.7%
Richland County 33.3%
Fairfield County 2.0%

Other place names in 29045

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ZIP codes near 29045

ZIPCityDistance
29229 Columbia, SC 5.8 mi
29078 Lugoff, SC 6.0 mi
29223 Columbia, SC 9.1 mi
29207 Columbia, SC 10.1 mi
29016 Blythewood, SC 10.8 mi
29130 Ridgeway, SC 11.0 mi
29147 State Park, SC 11.3 mi
29021 Camden, SC 13.6 mi
29206 Columbia, SC 14.0 mi
29203 Columbia, SC 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29045?

29045 is in Elgin, South Carolina, in Kershaw County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1851, -80.8050.

What county is 29045 in?

29045 spans 3 counties: Kershaw County, Richland County and Fairfield 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 29045?

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

What time zone is 29045 in?

29045 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29045?

About 31,372 people live in ZIP code 29045, in 11,680 households, at 461.9 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 29045?

$87,366 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29045?

The closest are 29229 (5.8 mi), 29078 (6 mi), 29223 (9.1 mi), 29207 (10.1 mi) and 29016 (10.8 mi).

Is 29045 a PO Box ZIP code?

29045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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