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29061

ZIP 29061 is Hopkins, South Carolina, in Richland County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richland
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
12,538
Coordinates
33.8975, -80.8506
☼ Live from 29061 — Hopkins, SC

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Where 29061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29061
  • 🔢 Type 29061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,061 = 3 × 3 × 3229. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29059 (Holly Hill, SC, 46 mi away) and 29062 (Horatio, SC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29061 becomes 16092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,328 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,060 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29061 and you would come out at 33.90°S, 99.15°E — 977 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 88.3 square miles of land, 29061 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,538This ZIP12,538
Households4,773This ZIP4,773
Housing units5,379This ZIP5,379
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,307This ZIP$60,307South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$171,400This ZIP$171,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,208This ZIP$1,208South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density142.0 / sq miThis ZIP142.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees2,237This ZIP2,237
Annual payroll$160,263,000This ZIP$160,263,000
Tax returns filed6,830This ZIP6,830
Total adjusted gross income$333,085,000This ZIP$333,085,000

Land area

Land area88.31 sq miThis ZIP88.31 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 29061

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ZIP codes near 29061

ZIPCityDistance
29209 Columbia, SC 6.1 mi
29044 Eastover, SC 9.1 mi
29052 Gadsden, SC 9.3 mi
29207 Columbia, SC 10.0 mi
29215 Columbia, SC 10.2 mi
29219 Columbia, SC 10.2 mi
29221 Columbia, SC 10.2 mi
29222 Columbia, SC 10.2 mi
29224 Columbia, SC 10.2 mi
29226 Columbia, SC 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29061?

29061 is in Hopkins, South Carolina, in Richland County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8975, -80.8506.

What county is 29061 in?

29061 lies in Richland County.

What area code is 29061?

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

What time zone is 29061 in?

29061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29061?

About 12,538 people live in ZIP code 29061, in 4,773 households, at 142.0 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 29061?

$60,307 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29061?

The closest are 29209 (6.1 mi), 29044 (9.1 mi), 29052 (9.3 mi), 29207 (10 mi) and 29215 (10.2 mi).

Is 29061 a PO Box ZIP code?

29061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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