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29170

ZIP 29170 is in West Columbia, South Carolina, in Lexington County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. West Columbia has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 29169, 29171 and 29172.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
21,247
Coordinates
33.9391, -81.1446
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Where 29170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29170
  • 🔢 Type 29170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,170 = 2 × 5 × 2917. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29169 (West Columbia, SC, 5 mi away) and 29171 (West Columbia, SC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29170 becomes 07192 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newark, NJ, 606 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29170 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 98.86°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 24.5 square miles of land, 29170 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,247This ZIP21,247
Households8,674This ZIP8,674
Housing units9,391This ZIP9,391
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,902This ZIP$74,902South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$212,800This ZIP$212,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,129This ZIP$1,129South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density868.7 / sq miThis ZIP868.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments422This ZIP422
Employees7,393This ZIP7,393
Annual payroll$391,058,000This ZIP$391,058,000
Tax returns filed10,790This ZIP10,790
Total adjusted gross income$651,780,000This ZIP$651,780,000

Land area

Land area24.46 sq miThis ZIP24.46 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 29170

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ZIP codes near 29170

ZIPCityDistance
29172 West Columbia, SC 4.6 mi
29169 West Columbia, SC 4.9 mi
29033 Cayce, SC 5.1 mi
29071 Lexington, SC 6.0 mi
29171 West Columbia, SC 6.0 mi
29228 Columbia, SC 6.0 mi
29073 Lexington, SC 6.2 mi
29201 Columbia, SC 7.3 mi
29202 Columbia, SC 7.6 mi
29211 Columbia, SC 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29170?

29170 is in West Columbia, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9391, -81.1446.

What county is 29170 in?

29170 lies in Lexington County.

What area code is 29170?

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

What time zone is 29170 in?

29170 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29170?

About 21,247 people live in ZIP code 29170, in 8,674 households, at 868.7 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 29170?

$74,902 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29170?

The closest are 29172 (4.6 mi), 29169 (4.9 mi), 29033 (5.1 mi), 29071 (6 mi) and 29171 (6 mi).

Is 29170 a PO Box ZIP code?

29170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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