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29073

ZIP 29073 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 29072.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
53,156
Coordinates
33.8911, -81.2362
☼ Live from 29073 — Lexington, SC

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Where 29073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29073
  • 🔢 Type 29073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,073 = 3 × 11 × 881. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29072 (Lexington, SC, 8 mi away) and 29074 (Liberty Hill, SC, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29073 becomes 37092, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,041 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29073 and you would come out at 33.89°S, 98.76°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 81.8 square miles of land, 29073 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,156This ZIP53,156
Households20,011This ZIP20,011
Housing units21,096This ZIP21,096
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,229This ZIP$77,229South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$216,300This ZIP$216,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,061This ZIP$1,061South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density649.5 / sq miThis ZIP649.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments677This ZIP677
Employees7,129This ZIP7,129
Annual payroll$331,407,000This ZIP$331,407,000
Tax returns filed23,820This ZIP23,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,573,006,000This ZIP$1,573,006,000

Land area

Land area81.84 sq miThis ZIP81.84 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 29073

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ZIP codes near 29073

ZIPCityDistance
29171 West Columbia, SC 2.5 mi
29228 Columbia, SC 2.5 mi
29170 West Columbia, SC 6.2 mi
29071 Lexington, SC 6.2 mi
29072 Lexington, SC 7.7 mi
29172 West Columbia, SC 9.3 mi
29054 Gilbert, SC 9.3 mi
29123 Pelion, SC 9.3 mi
29053 Gaston, SC 9.4 mi
29169 West Columbia, SC 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29073?

29073 is in Lexington, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8911, -81.2362.

What county is 29073 in?

29073 lies in Lexington County.

What area code is 29073?

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

What time zone is 29073 in?

29073 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29073?

About 53,156 people live in ZIP code 29073, in 20,011 households, at 649.5 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 29073?

$77,229 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29073?

The closest are 29171 (2.5 mi), 29228 (2.5 mi), 29170 (6.2 mi), 29071 (6.2 mi) and 29072 (7.7 mi).

Is 29073 a PO Box ZIP code?

29073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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