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29123

ZIP 29123 is Pelion, South Carolina, in Lexington County; area code 803; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
7,938
Coordinates
33.7574, -81.2613
☼ Live from 29123 — Pelion, SC

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Where 29123 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29123
  • 🔢 Type 29123 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 29123 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29122 (Peak, SC, 33 mi away) and 29125 (Pinewood, SC, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29123 becomes 32192 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sparr, FL, 309 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12239, 12923, 12932, 21239, 22193, 22931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93212 in Corcoran, CA, 2,162 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29123 and you would come out at 33.76°S, 98.74°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 68.1 square miles of land, 29123 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,938This ZIP7,938
Households3,000This ZIP3,000
Housing units3,402This ZIP3,402
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$59,317This ZIP$59,317South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$151,100This ZIP$151,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$969This ZIP$969South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%This ZIP13.3%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density116.5 / sq miThis ZIP116.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees512This ZIP512
Annual payroll$22,127,000This ZIP$22,127,000
Tax returns filed3,100This ZIP3,100
Total adjusted gross income$153,661,000This ZIP$153,661,000

Land area

Land area68.12 sq miThis ZIP68.12 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 29123

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ZIP codes near 29123

ZIPCityDistance
29073 Lexington, SC 9.3 mi
29053 Gaston, SC 10.9 mi
29171 West Columbia, SC 11.6 mi
29228 Columbia, SC 11.6 mi
29137 Salley, SC 11.7 mi
29164 Wagener, SC 11.9 mi
29160 Swansea, SC 13.0 mi
29112 North, SC 13.8 mi
29170 West Columbia, SC 14.2 mi
29172 West Columbia, SC 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29123?

29123 is in Pelion, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7574, -81.2613.

What county is 29123 in?

29123 lies in Lexington County.

What area code is 29123?

Pelion uses area code 803, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29123 in?

29123 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29123?

About 7,938 people live in ZIP code 29123, in 3,000 households, at 116.5 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 29123?

$59,317 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29123?

The closest are 29073 (9.3 mi), 29053 (10.9 mi), 29171 (11.6 mi), 29228 (11.6 mi) and 29137 (11.7 mi).

Is 29123 a PO Box ZIP code?

29123 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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