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29172

ZIP 29172 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, 29170 and 29171.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
8,974
Coordinates
33.9058, -81.0755
☼ Live from 29172 — West Columbia, SC

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Where 29172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29172
  • 🔢 Type 29172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,172 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29171 (West Columbia, SC, 10 mi away) and 29175 (Westville, SC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29172 becomes 27192, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 2,376 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,048 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29172 and you would come out at 33.91°S, 98.92°E — 990 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 23.9 square miles of land, 29172 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,974This ZIP8,974
Households3,737This ZIP3,737
Housing units4,117This ZIP4,117
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,430This ZIP$64,430South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$180,800This ZIP$180,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,048This ZIP$1,048South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density375.8 / sq miThis ZIP375.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments198This ZIP198
Employees10,954This ZIP10,954
Annual payroll$573,141,000This ZIP$573,141,000
Tax returns filed4,230This ZIP4,230
Total adjusted gross income$210,646,000This ZIP$210,646,000

Land area

Land area23.88 sq miThis ZIP23.88 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Other place names in 29172

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ZIP codes near 29172

ZIPCityDistance
29033 Cayce, SC 3.6 mi
29170 West Columbia, SC 4.6 mi
29053 Gaston, SC 5.5 mi
29201 Columbia, SC 6.0 mi
29169 West Columbia, SC 6.5 mi
29225 Columbia, SC 6.7 mi
29208 Columbia, SC 6.9 mi
29202 Columbia, SC 7.0 mi
29211 Columbia, SC 7.0 mi
29214 Columbia, SC 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29172?

29172 is in West Columbia, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9058, -81.0755.

What county is 29172 in?

29172 lies in Lexington County.

What area code is 29172?

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

What time zone is 29172 in?

29172 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29172?

About 8,974 people live in ZIP code 29172, in 3,737 households, at 375.8 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 29172?

$64,430 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29172?

The closest are 29033 (3.6 mi), 29170 (4.6 mi), 29053 (5.5 mi), 29201 (6 mi) and 29169 (6.5 mi).

Is 29172 a PO Box ZIP code?

29172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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