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29160

ZIP 29160 is Swansea, South Carolina, mostly in Lexington County; area code 803; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington +2 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
7,419
Coordinates
33.7469, -81.0355
☼ Live from 29160 — Swansea, SC

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Where 29160 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 29160
  • 🔢 Type 29160 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,160 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29154 (Sumter, SC, 35 mi away) and 29161 (Timmonsville, SC, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29160 becomes 06192, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,333 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,055 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29160 and you would come out at 33.75°S, 98.96°E — 987 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 118.1 square miles of land, 29160 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,419This ZIP7,419
Households3,037This ZIP3,037
Housing units3,551This ZIP3,551
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,964This ZIP$61,964South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$147,500This ZIP$147,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$976This ZIP$976South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density62.8 / sq miThis ZIP62.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees1,724This ZIP1,724
Annual payroll$114,822,000This ZIP$114,822,000
Tax returns filed3,520This ZIP3,520
Total adjusted gross income$197,134,000This ZIP$197,134,000

Land area

Land area118.06 sq miThis ZIP118.06 sq mi
Water area1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi

Counties 29160 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lexington County 61.8%
Calhoun County 37.8%
Orangeburg County 0.4%

Other place names in 29160

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ZIP codes near 29160

ZIPCityDistance
29053 Gaston, SC 6.4 mi
29112 North, SC 8.8 mi
29172 West Columbia, SC 11.2 mi
29123 Pelion, SC 13.0 mi
29209 Columbia, SC 13.4 mi
29033 Cayce, SC 14.4 mi
29170 West Columbia, SC 14.7 mi
29061 Hopkins, SC 14.9 mi
29118 Orangeburg, SC 14.9 mi
29073 Lexington, SC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29160?

29160 is in Swansea, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7469, -81.0355.

What county is 29160 in?

29160 spans 3 counties: Lexington County, Calhoun County and Orangeburg County. Most of it falls in Lexington 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 29160?

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

What time zone is 29160 in?

29160 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29160?

About 7,419 people live in ZIP code 29160, in 3,037 households, at 62.8 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 29160?

$61,964 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29160?

The closest are 29053 (6.4 mi), 29112 (8.8 mi), 29172 (11.2 mi), 29123 (13 mi) and 29209 (13.4 mi).

Is 29160 a PO Box ZIP code?

29160 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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