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29168

ZIP 29168 is Wedgefield, South Carolina, in Sumter County; area code 803; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sumter
Metro area
Sumter, SC
Population
2,903
Coordinates
33.8484, -80.5408
☼ Live from 29168 — Wedgefield, SC

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Where 29168 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29168
  • 🔢 Type 29168 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,168 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1823. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29166 (Ward, SC, 67 mi away) and 29169 (West Columbia, SC, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29168 becomes 86192, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16829, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,266 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,077 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29168 and you would come out at 33.85°S, 99.46°E — 959 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 78.1 square miles of land, 29168 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,903This ZIP2,903
Households1,384This ZIP1,384
Housing units1,546This ZIP1,546
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$43,911This ZIP$43,911South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$34,900This ZIP$34,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute40.8 minThis ZIP40.8 min
Population density37.2 / sq miThis ZIP37.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$1,426,000This ZIP$1,426,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$55,481,000This ZIP$55,481,000

Land area

Land area78.10 sq miThis ZIP78.10 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi

Other place names in 29168

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

ZIP codes near 29168

ZIPCityDistance
29154 Sumter, SC 6.5 mi
29152 Shaw Afb, SC 9.6 mi
29151 Sumter, SC 10.2 mi
29044 Eastover, SC 10.3 mi
29125 Pinewood, SC 11.2 mi
29062 Horatio, SC 11.4 mi
29052 Gadsden, SC 12.0 mi
29150 Sumter, SC 13.0 mi
29135 Saint Matthews, SC 15.8 mi
29040 Dalzell, SC 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29168?

29168 is in Wedgefield, South Carolina, in Sumter County, part of the Sumter, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8484, -80.5408.

What county is 29168 in?

29168 lies in Sumter County.

What area code is 29168?

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

What time zone is 29168 in?

29168 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29168?

About 2,903 people live in ZIP code 29168, in 1,384 households, at 37.2 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 29168?

$43,911 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29168?

The closest are 29154 (6.5 mi), 29152 (9.6 mi), 29151 (10.2 mi), 29044 (10.3 mi) and 29125 (11.2 mi).

Is 29168 a PO Box ZIP code?

29168 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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