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29212

ZIP 29212 is in Columbia, South Carolina, mostly in Lexington County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. Columbia has 34 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lexington +1 more
Metro area
Columbia, SC
Population
27,657
Coordinates
34.0776, -81.2023
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Where 29212 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29212
  • 🔢 Type 29212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,212 = 2 × 2 × 67 × 109. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29211 (Columbia, SC, 11 mi away) and 29214 (Columbia, SC, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29212 becomes 21292, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12229, 12922, 21229, 21922, 22192, 22219, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91222 in Glendale, CA, 2,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29212 and you would come out at 34.08°S, 98.80°E — 998 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 21.4 square miles of land, 29212 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,657This ZIP27,657
Households12,643This ZIP12,643
Housing units13,520This ZIP13,520
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,142This ZIP$77,142South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$247,000This ZIP$247,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,452This ZIP$1,452South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%This ZIP46.2%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density1,292.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,292.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments890This ZIP890
Employees11,626This ZIP11,626
Annual payroll$405,676,000This ZIP$405,676,000
Tax returns filed14,980This ZIP14,980
Total adjusted gross income$1,213,119,000This ZIP$1,213,119,000

Land area

Land area21.41 sq miThis ZIP21.41 sq mi
Water area9.20 sq miThis ZIP9.20 sq mi

Counties 29212 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lexington County 69.2%
Richland County 30.8%

Other place names in 29212

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 29212

ZIPCityDistance
29002 Ballentine, SC 3.9 mi
29063 Irmo, SC 4.1 mi
29210 Columbia, SC 5.7 mi
29177 White Rock, SC 5.7 mi
29072 Lexington, SC 6.8 mi
29071 Lexington, SC 6.9 mi
29169 West Columbia, SC 8.2 mi
29230 Columbia, SC 8.3 mi
29036 Chapin, SC 8.8 mi
29203 Columbia, SC 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29212?

29212 is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Lexington County, part of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0776, -81.2023.

What county is 29212 in?

29212 spans 2 counties: Lexington County and Richland County. Most of it falls in Lexington 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 29212?

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

What time zone is 29212 in?

29212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29212?

About 27,657 people live in ZIP code 29212, in 12,643 households, at 1,292.1 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 29212?

$77,142 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29212?

The closest are 29002 (3.9 mi), 29063 (4.1 mi), 29210 (5.7 mi), 29177 (5.7 mi) and 29072 (6.8 mi).

Is 29212 a PO Box ZIP code?

29212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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