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29142

ZIP 29142 is Santee, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orangeburg
Metro area
Orangeburg, SC
Population
4,744
Coordinates
33.4652, -80.5225
☼ Live from 29142 — Santee, SC

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Where 29142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29142
  • 🔢 Type 29142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,142 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1619. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29138 (Saluda, SC, 82 mi away) and 29143 (Sardinia, SC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29142 becomes 24192, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12249, 12429, 12492, 12924, 12942, 19422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94122 in San Francisco, CA, 2,356 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,091 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29142 and you would come out at 33.47°S, 99.48°E — 957 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 50.9 square miles of land, 29142 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,744This ZIP4,744
Households1,678This ZIP1,678
Housing units1,999This ZIP1,999
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,028This ZIP$54,028South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$182,500This ZIP$182,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$963This ZIP$963South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density93.2 / sq miThis ZIP93.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees1,821This ZIP1,821
Annual payroll$72,284,000This ZIP$72,284,000
Tax returns filed2,240This ZIP2,240
Total adjusted gross income$123,127,000This ZIP$123,127,000

Land area

Land area50.91 sq miThis ZIP50.91 sq mi
Water area6.50 sq miThis ZIP6.50 sq mi

Other place names in 29142

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ZIP codes near 29142

ZIPCityDistance
29163 Vance, SC 5.5 mi
29047 Elloree, SC 5.7 mi
29018 Bowman, SC 10.5 mi
29030 Cameron, SC 10.5 mi
29059 Holly Hill, SC 11.1 mi
29148 Summerton, SC 11.8 mi
29048 Eutawville, SC 14.1 mi
29448 Harleyville, SC 15.0 mi
29125 Pinewood, SC 16.2 mi
29116 Orangeburg, SC 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29142?

29142 is in Santee, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County, part of the Orangeburg, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4652, -80.5225.

What county is 29142 in?

29142 lies in Orangeburg County.

What area code is 29142?

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

What time zone is 29142 in?

29142 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29142?

About 4,744 people live in ZIP code 29142, in 1,678 households, at 93.2 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 29142?

$54,028 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29142?

The closest are 29163 (5.5 mi), 29047 (5.7 mi), 29018 (10.5 mi), 29030 (10.5 mi) and 29059 (11.1 mi).

Is 29142 a PO Box ZIP code?

29142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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