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29178

ZIP 29178 is Whitmire, South Carolina, mostly in Newberry County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Newberry +2 more
Metro area
Newberry, SC
Population
3,280
Coordinates
34.4958, -81.5897
☼ Live from 29178 — Whitmire, SC

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Where 29178 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29178
  • 🔢 Type 29178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLIGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,178 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1621. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000111111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29177 (White Rock, SC, 31 mi away) and 29180 (Winnsboro, SC, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29178 becomes 87192 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albuquerque, NM, 1,420 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12789, 12879, 12978, 12987, 17829, 17982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97128 in Mcminnville, OR, 2,303 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,003 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29178 and you would come out at 34.50°S, 98.41°E — 1,022 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 144.1 square miles of land, 29178 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,280This ZIP3,280
Households1,351This ZIP1,351
Housing units1,695This ZIP1,695
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,241This ZIP$60,241South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$73,000This ZIP$73,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$723This ZIP$723South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density22.8 / sq miThis ZIP22.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees418This ZIP418
Annual payroll$18,335,000This ZIP$18,335,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$60,147,000This ZIP$60,147,000

Land area

Land area144.08 sq miThis ZIP144.08 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 29178 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Newberry County 50.5%
Union County 36.7%
Laurens County 12.8%

Other place names in 29178

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ZIP codes near 29178

ZIPCityDistance
29031 Carlisle, SC 11.9 mi
29355 Kinards, SC 12.8 mi
29379 Union, SC 13.3 mi
29108 Newberry, SC 13.4 mi
29351 Joanna, SC 13.5 mi
29325 Clinton, SC 14.7 mi
29015 Blair, SC 14.8 mi
29126 Pomaria, SC 15.1 mi
29321 Buffalo, SC 17.4 mi
29331 Cross Anchor, SC 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29178?

29178 is in Whitmire, South Carolina, in Newberry County, part of the Newberry, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4958, -81.5897.

What county is 29178 in?

29178 spans 3 counties: Newberry County, Union County and Laurens County. Most of it falls in Newberry 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 29178?

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

What time zone is 29178 in?

29178 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29178?

About 3,280 people live in ZIP code 29178, in 1,351 households, at 22.8 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 29178?

$60,241 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29178?

The closest are 29031 (11.9 mi), 29355 (12.8 mi), 29379 (13.3 mi), 29108 (13.4 mi) and 29351 (13.5 mi).

Is 29178 a PO Box ZIP code?

29178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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