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29379

ZIP 29379 is Union, South Carolina, in Union County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Metro area
Spartanburg, SC
Population
17,607
Coordinates
34.6876, -81.6016
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Where 29379 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29379
  • 🔢 Type 29379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,379 = 3 × 7 × 1399. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29378 (Una, SC, 28 mi away) and 29384 (Waterloo, SC, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29379 becomes 97392 — and that is a real ZIP code: Turner, OR, 2,277 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27939, 32799, 37929, 79239, 79329, 79923, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99723 in Barrow, AK, 3,638 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯997 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29379 and you would come out at 34.69°S, 98.40°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 242.7 square miles of land, 29379 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 184 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,607This ZIP17,607
Households7,786This ZIP7,786
Housing units8,819This ZIP8,819
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$40,879This ZIP$40,879South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$109,900This ZIP$109,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density72.6 / sq miThis ZIP72.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments320This ZIP320
Employees3,759This ZIP3,759
Annual payroll$155,502,000This ZIP$155,502,000
Tax returns filed7,200This ZIP7,200
Total adjusted gross income$349,021,000This ZIP$349,021,000

Land area

Land area242.68 sq miThis ZIP242.68 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 29379

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ZIP codes near 29379

ZIPCityDistance
29321 Buffalo, SC 8.1 mi
29353 Jonesville, SC 10.2 mi
29364 Lockhart, SC 10.5 mi
29031 Carlisle, SC 11.3 mi
29395 Jonesville, SC 13.0 mi
29178 Whitmire, SC 13.3 mi
29331 Cross Anchor, SC 14.9 mi
29374 Pauline, SC 15.5 mi
29372 Pacolet, SC 16.1 mi
29742 Sharon, SC 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29379?

29379 is in Union, South Carolina, in Union County, part of the Spartanburg, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6876, -81.6016.

What county is 29379 in?

29379 lies in Union County.

What area code is 29379?

Union uses area code 864, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29379 in?

29379 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29379?

About 17,607 people live in ZIP code 29379, in 7,786 households, at 72.6 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 29379?

$40,879 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29379?

The closest are 29321 (8.1 mi), 29353 (10.2 mi), 29364 (10.5 mi), 29031 (11.3 mi) and 29395 (13 mi).

Is 29379 a PO Box ZIP code?

29379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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