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29127

ZIP 29127 is Prosperity, South Carolina, mostly in Newberry County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Newberry +1 more
Metro area
Newberry, SC
Population
9,920
Coordinates
34.1533, -81.5125
☼ Live from 29127 — Prosperity, SC

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Where 29127 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29127
  • 🔢 Type 29127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,127 = 3 × 7 × 19 × 73. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29126 (Pomaria, SC, 13 mi away) and 29128 (Rembert, SC, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29127 becomes 72192, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 2,345 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,018 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29127 and you would come out at 34.15°S, 98.49°E — 1,016 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 100.3 square miles of land, 29127 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,920This ZIP9,920
Households4,136This ZIP4,136
Housing units5,154This ZIP5,154
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,164This ZIP$67,164South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$246,300This ZIP$246,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,049This ZIP$1,049South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density98.9 / sq miThis ZIP98.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees1,877This ZIP1,877
Annual payroll$97,358,000This ZIP$97,358,000
Tax returns filed4,660This ZIP4,660
Total adjusted gross income$371,992,000This ZIP$371,992,000

Land area

Land area100.31 sq miThis ZIP100.31 sq mi
Water area11.92 sq miThis ZIP11.92 sq mi

Counties 29127 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Newberry County 94.6%
Saluda County 5.4%

Other place names in 29127

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 29127

ZIPCityDistance
29075 Little Mountain, SC 8.4 mi
29036 Chapin, SC 10.0 mi
29122 Peak, SC 12.1 mi
29108 Newberry, SC 12.4 mi
29126 Pomaria, SC 13.2 mi
29177 White Rock, SC 14.0 mi
29065 Jenkinsville, SC 15.0 mi
29002 Ballentine, SC 16.0 mi
29054 Gilbert, SC 16.0 mi
29070 Leesville, SC 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29127?

29127 is in Prosperity, South Carolina, in Newberry County, part of the Newberry, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1533, -81.5125.

What county is 29127 in?

29127 spans 2 counties: Newberry County and Saluda County. Most of it falls in Newberry 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 29127?

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

What time zone is 29127 in?

29127 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29127?

About 9,920 people live in ZIP code 29127, in 4,136 households, at 98.9 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 29127?

$67,164 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29127?

The closest are 29075 (8.4 mi), 29036 (10 mi), 29122 (12.1 mi), 29108 (12.4 mi) and 29126 (13.2 mi).

Is 29127 a PO Box ZIP code?

29127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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