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29166

ZIP 29166 is Ward, South Carolina, in Saluda County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Saluda
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
611
Coordinates
33.8971, -81.7123
☼ Live from 29166 — Ward, SC

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Where 29166 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29166
  • 🔢 Type 29166 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,166 = 2 × 3 × 4861. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29164 (Wagener, SC, 23 mi away) and 29168 (Wedgefield, SC, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29166 becomes 66192, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12966, 16629, 16692, 16926, 21669, 26169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96216 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,340 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,016 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29166 and you would come out at 33.90°S, 98.29°E — 1,027 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 30.8 square miles of land, 29166 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population611This ZIP611
Households244This ZIP244
Housing units398This ZIP398
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$45,652This ZIP$45,652South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$93,700This ZIP$93,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density19.8 / sq miThis ZIP19.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees440This ZIP440
Annual payroll$31,258,000This ZIP$31,258,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$19,092,000This ZIP$19,092,000

Land area

Land area30.85 sq miThis ZIP30.85 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 29166

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ZIP codes near 29166

ZIPCityDistance
29832 Johnston, SC 6.6 mi
29129 Ridge Spring, SC 7.8 mi
29105 Monetta, SC 9.3 mi
29006 Batesburg, SC 9.4 mi
29138 Saluda, SC 10.7 mi
29070 Leesville, SC 15.1 mi
29847 Trenton, SC 15.4 mi
29824 Edgefield, SC 17.1 mi
29805 Aiken, SC 18.5 mi
29054 Gilbert, SC 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29166?

29166 is in Ward, South Carolina, in Saluda County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8971, -81.7123.

What county is 29166 in?

29166 lies in Saluda County.

What area code is 29166?

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

What time zone is 29166 in?

29166 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29166?

About 611 people live in ZIP code 29166, in 244 households, at 19.8 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 29166?

$45,652 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29166?

The closest are 29832 (6.6 mi), 29129 (7.8 mi), 29105 (9.3 mi), 29006 (9.4 mi) and 29138 (10.7 mi).

Is 29166 a PO Box ZIP code?

29166 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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