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29306

ZIP 29306 is in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County; area codes 864 and 821; Eastern time. Spartanburg has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Spartanburg
Metro area
Spartanburg, SC
Population
16,714
Coordinates
34.8926, -81.9215
☼ Live from 29306 — Spartanburg, SC

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Where 29306 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29306
  • 🔢 Type 29306 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOEGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,306 = 2 × 14653. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29305 (Spartanburg, SC, 4 mi away) and 29307 (Spartanburg, SC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29306 becomes 60392, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,100 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯974 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29306 and you would come out at 34.89°S, 98.08°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 19.5 square miles of land, 29306 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,714This ZIP16,714
Households6,753This ZIP6,753
Housing units7,434This ZIP7,434
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$41,356This ZIP$41,356South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$177,500This ZIP$177,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$948This ZIP$948South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density856.4 / sq miThis ZIP856.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments647This ZIP647
Employees6,844This ZIP6,844
Annual payroll$368,872,000This ZIP$368,872,000
Tax returns filed7,060This ZIP7,060
Total adjusted gross income$407,583,000This ZIP$407,583,000

Land area

Land area19.52 sq miThis ZIP19.52 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 29306

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ZIP codes near 29306

ZIPCityDistance
29386 White Stone, SC 2.7 mi
29304 Spartanburg, SC 3.7 mi
29305 Spartanburg, SC 4.0 mi
29319 Spartanburg, SC 4.0 mi
29302 Spartanburg, SC 4.5 mi
29333 Drayton, SC 5.4 mi
29376 Roebuck, SC 5.8 mi
29378 Una, SC 5.8 mi
29369 Moore, SC 5.9 mi
29346 Glendale, SC 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29306?

29306 is in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in Spartanburg County, part of the Spartanburg, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8926, -81.9215.

What county is 29306 in?

29306 lies in Spartanburg County.

What area code is 29306?

Spartanburg uses area codes 864 and 821, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29306 in?

29306 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29306?

About 16,714 people live in ZIP code 29306, in 6,753 households, at 856.4 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 29306?

$41,356 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29306?

The closest are 29386 (2.7 mi), 29304 (3.7 mi), 29305 (4 mi), 29319 (4 mi) and 29302 (4.5 mi).

Is 29306 a PO Box ZIP code?

29306 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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