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Where 29208 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 29208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 29,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1217. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111001000011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29207 (Columbia, SC, 11 mi away) and 29209 (Columbia, SC, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 29208 becomes 80292, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02298, 02829, 02892, 09228, 09822, 20289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09822 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,816 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 79% 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 29208 and you would come out at 34.00°S, 98.97°E — 988 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
- 📏 At 0.137 square miles of land, 29208 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 66 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,445This ZIP2,445 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 7This ZIP7 |
| Median age | 18.9This ZIP18.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 11.3 minThis ZIP11.3 min |
| Population density | 17,846.7 / sq miThis ZIP17,846.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 552This ZIP552 |
| Annual payroll | $20,562,000This ZIP$20,562,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 29208
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 29208
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
29225 | Columbia, SC | 0.2 mi |
29202 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29211 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29214 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29216 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29217 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29218 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29220 | Columbia, SC | 0.5 mi |
29201 | Columbia, SC | 1.0 mi |
29205 | Columbia, SC | 1.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 29208?
29208 is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9975, -81.0268.
What county is 29208 in?
29208 lies in Richland County.
What area code is 29208?
Columbia uses area codes 803 and 839, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 29208 in?
29208 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 29208?
About 2,445 people live in ZIP code 29208, at 17,846.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 29208?
The closest are 29225 (0.2 mi), 29202 (0.5 mi), 29211 (0.5 mi), 29214 (0.5 mi) and 29216 (0.5 mi).
Is 29208 a PO Box ZIP code?
29208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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