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29069

ZIP 29069 is Lamar, South Carolina, mostly in Darlington County; area codes 854 and 843; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Darlington +1 more
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
4,647
Coordinates
34.1801, -80.0946
☼ Live from 29069 — Lamar, SC

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Where 29069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29069
  • 🔢 Type 29069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,069 = 41 × 709. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29067 (Kershaw, SC, 36 mi away) and 29070 (Leesville, SC, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29069 becomes 96092 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vina, CA, 2,321 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09629, 29609, 29690, 29906, 60929, 62909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09629 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,656 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,090 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29069 and you would come out at 34.18°S, 99.91°E — 936 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 78.5 square miles of land, 29069 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,647This ZIP4,647
Households1,899This ZIP1,899
Housing units2,276This ZIP2,276
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$48,393This ZIP$48,393South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$132,300This ZIP$132,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$868This ZIP$868South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density59.2 / sq miThis ZIP59.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees429This ZIP429
Annual payroll$15,894,000This ZIP$15,894,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$102,902,000This ZIP$102,902,000

Land area

Land area78.50 sq miThis ZIP78.50 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 29069 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Darlington County 78.4%
Lee County 21.6%

Other place names in 29069

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ZIP codes near 29069

ZIPCityDistance
29046 Elliott, SC 6.0 mi
29079 Lydia, SC 7.6 mi
29161 Timmonsville, SC 10.2 mi
29010 Bishopville, SC 10.6 mi
29080 Lynchburg, SC 11.6 mi
29551 Hartsville, SC 13.0 mi
29104 Mayesville, SC 14.5 mi
29550 Hartsville, SC 14.8 mi
29501 Florence, SC 15.4 mi
29532 Darlington, SC 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29069?

29069 is in Lamar, South Carolina, in Darlington County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1801, -80.0946.

What county is 29069 in?

29069 spans 2 counties: Darlington County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Darlington 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 29069?

Lamar uses area codes 854 and 843, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29069 in?

29069 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29069?

About 4,647 people live in ZIP code 29069, in 1,899 households, at 59.2 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 29069?

$48,393 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29069?

The closest are 29046 (6 mi), 29079 (7.6 mi), 29161 (10.2 mi), 29010 (10.6 mi) and 29080 (11.6 mi).

Is 29069 a PO Box ZIP code?

29069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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