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29210

ZIP 29210 is in Columbia, South Carolina, mostly in Richland County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. Columbia has 34 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richland +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
39,962
Coordinates
34.0455, -81.1103
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Where 29210 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29210
  • 🔢 Type 29210 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIZGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,210 = 2 × 5 × 23 × 127. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001000011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29209 (Columbia, SC, 12 mi away) and 29211 (Columbia, SC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29210 becomes 01292, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01229, 01922, 02129, 02912, 02921, 09212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09212 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,455 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,042 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29210 and you would come out at 34.05°S, 98.89°E — 993 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 16.8 square miles of land, 29210 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,962This ZIP39,962
Households17,341This ZIP17,341
Housing units19,451This ZIP19,451
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$50,871This ZIP$50,871South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$194,400This ZIP$194,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,117This ZIP$1,117South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%This ZIP29.8%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density2,383.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,383.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,064This ZIP1,064
Employees25,725This ZIP25,725
Annual payroll$1,169,188,000This ZIP$1,169,188,000
Tax returns filed15,940This ZIP15,940
Total adjusted gross income$675,331,000This ZIP$675,331,000

Land area

Land area16.77 sq miThis ZIP16.77 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Counties 29210 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Richland County 69.7%
Lexington County 30.3%

Other place names in 29210

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ZIP codes near 29210

ZIPCityDistance
29169 West Columbia, SC 3.4 mi
29230 Columbia, SC 5.1 mi
29202 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29211 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29214 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29216 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29217 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29218 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29220 Columbia, SC 5.3 mi
29203 Columbia, SC 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29210?

29210 is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0455, -81.1103.

What county is 29210 in?

29210 spans 2 counties: Richland County and Lexington County. Most of it falls in Richland 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 29210?

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

What time zone is 29210 in?

29210 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29210?

About 39,962 people live in ZIP code 29210, in 17,341 households, at 2,383.7 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 29210?

$50,871 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29210?

The closest are 29169 (3.4 mi), 29230 (5.1 mi), 29202 (5.3 mi), 29211 (5.3 mi) and 29214 (5.3 mi).

Is 29210 a PO Box ZIP code?

29210 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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