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29406

ZIP 29406 is in Charleston, South Carolina, mostly in Charleston County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Charleston has 16 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charleston +1 more
Population
32,001
Coordinates
32.9372, -80.0355
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Where 29406 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 29406
  • 🔢 Type 29406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,406 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 13 × 29. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29405 (North Charleston, SC, 7 mi away) and 29407 (Charleston, SC, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29406 becomes 60492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,267 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,133 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29406 and you would come out at 32.94°S, 99.96°E — 929 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 15.3 square miles of land, 29406 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,001This ZIP32,001
Households12,979This ZIP12,979
Housing units14,548This ZIP14,548
Median age32.9This ZIP32.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$49,815This ZIP$49,815South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$229,300This ZIP$229,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,342This ZIP$1,342South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density2,088.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,088.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,447This ZIP1,447
Employees31,739This ZIP31,739
Annual payroll$1,934,330,000This ZIP$1,934,330,000
Tax returns filed13,390This ZIP13,390
Total adjusted gross income$548,290,000This ZIP$548,290,000

Land area

Land area15.32 sq miThis ZIP15.32 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Counties 29406 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Charleston County 97.1%
Berkeley County 2.9%

Other place names in 29406

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ZIP codes near 29406

ZIPCityDistance
29410 Hanahan, SC 1.2 mi
29404 Charleston Afb, SC 2.9 mi
29420 North Charleston, SC 3.8 mi
29418 North Charleston, SC 4.0 mi
29456 Ladson, SC 5.6 mi
29445 Goose Creek, SC 5.7 mi
29405 North Charleston, SC 6.7 mi
29415 North Charleston, SC 6.7 mi
29419 North Charleston, SC 6.7 mi
29414 Charleston, SC 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29406?

29406 is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9372, -80.0355.

What county is 29406 in?

29406 spans 2 counties: Charleston County and Berkeley County. Most of it falls in Charleston 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 29406?

Charleston uses area codes 843 and 854, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29406 in?

29406 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29406?

About 32,001 people live in ZIP code 29406, in 12,979 households, at 2,088.7 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 29406?

$49,815 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29406?

The closest are 29410 (1.2 mi), 29404 (2.9 mi), 29420 (3.8 mi), 29418 (4 mi) and 29456 (5.6 mi).

Is 29406 a PO Box ZIP code?

29406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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