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29072

ZIP 29072 is in Lexington, South Carolina, in Lexington County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. Lexington has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 29071 and 29073.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
69,407
Coordinates
33.9989, -81.2729
☼ Live from 29072 — Lexington, SC

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Where 29072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29072
  • 🔢 Type 29072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 79. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29071 (Lexington, SC, 2 mi away) and 29073 (Lexington, SC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29072 becomes 27092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02297, 07922, 09227, 09722, 20792, 22079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09227 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,035 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29072 and you would come out at 34.00°S, 98.73°E — 1,002 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 68.0 square miles of land, 29072 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population69,407This ZIP69,407
Households25,807This ZIP25,807
Housing units27,292This ZIP27,292
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$106,382This ZIP$106,382South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$332,400This ZIP$332,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,509This ZIP$1,509South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.0%This ZIP49.0%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density1,020.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,020.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,799This ZIP1,799
Employees24,568This ZIP24,568
Annual payroll$1,209,255,000This ZIP$1,209,255,000
Tax returns filed30,810This ZIP30,810
Total adjusted gross income$3,255,512,000This ZIP$3,255,512,000

Land area

Land area68.04 sq miThis ZIP68.04 sq mi
Water area14.69 sq miThis ZIP14.69 sq mi

Other place names in 29072

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ZIP codes near 29072

ZIPCityDistance
29071 Lexington, SC 2.4 mi
29171 West Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29228 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29212 Columbia, SC 6.8 mi
29054 Gilbert, SC 7.2 mi
29073 Lexington, SC 7.7 mi
29170 West Columbia, SC 8.4 mi
29002 Ballentine, SC 9.1 mi
29177 White Rock, SC 9.8 mi
29210 Columbia, SC 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29072?

29072 is in Lexington, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9989, -81.2729.

What county is 29072 in?

29072 lies in Lexington County.

What area code is 29072?

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

What time zone is 29072 in?

29072 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29072?

About 69,407 people live in ZIP code 29072, in 25,807 households, at 1,020.2 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 29072?

$106,382 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29072?

The closest are 29071 (2.4 mi), 29171 (5.3 mi), 29228 (5.3 mi), 29212 (6.8 mi) and 29054 (7.2 mi).

Is 29072 a PO Box ZIP code?

29072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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