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29055

ZIP 29055 is Great Falls, South Carolina, mostly in Chester County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chester +1 more
Population
3,924
Coordinates
34.5742, -80.9149
☼ Live from 29055 — Great Falls, SC

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Where 29055 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29055
  • 🔢 Type 29055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,055 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 149. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29054 (Gilbert, SC, 51 mi away) and 29056 (Greeleyville, SC, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29055 becomes 55092 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wyoming, MN, 982 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02559, 20559, 25059, 29505, 29550, 50259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 2,380 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29055 and you would come out at 34.57°S, 99.09°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 34.6 square miles of land, 29055 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,924This ZIP3,924
Households1,695This ZIP1,695
Housing units1,903This ZIP1,903
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$37,401This ZIP$37,401South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$107,400This ZIP$107,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density113.3 / sq miThis ZIP113.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees816This ZIP816
Annual payroll$49,018,000This ZIP$49,018,000
Tax returns filed1,680This ZIP1,680
Total adjusted gross income$76,764,000This ZIP$76,764,000

Land area

Land area34.63 sq miThis ZIP34.63 sq mi
Water area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi

Counties 29055 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chester County 67.4%
Fairfield County 32.6%

Other place names in 29055

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 29055

ZIPCityDistance
29058 Heath Springs, SC 9.5 mi
29729 Richburg, SC 9.5 mi
29714 Fort Lawn, SC 9.5 mi
29074 Liberty Hill, SC 10.7 mi
29721 Lancaster, SC 11.5 mi
29014 Blackstock, SC 11.9 mi
29724 Lando, SC 14.9 mi
29720 Lancaster, SC 15.3 mi
29712 Edgemoor, SC 15.8 mi
29130 Ridgeway, SC 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29055?

29055 is in Great Falls, South Carolina, in Chester County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5742, -80.9149.

What county is 29055 in?

29055 spans 2 counties: Chester 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 area code is 29055?

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

What time zone is 29055 in?

29055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29055?

About 3,924 people live in ZIP code 29055, in 1,695 households, at 113.3 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 29055?

$37,401 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29055?

The closest are 29058 (9.5 mi), 29729 (9.5 mi), 29714 (9.5 mi), 29074 (10.7 mi) and 29721 (11.5 mi).

Is 29055 a PO Box ZIP code?

29055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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