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29424

ZIP 29424 is in Charleston, South Carolina, 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
Population
1,243
Coordinates
32.7849, -79.9377
☼ Live from 29424 — Charleston, SC

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Where 29424 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 29424
  • 🔢 Type 29424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 613. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29423 (Charleston, SC, 6 mi away) and 29425 (Charleston, SC, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29424 becomes 42492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24924, 29442, 49224, 49242, 49422, 92244). The farthest-flung twin is 92244 in El Centro, CA, 2,067 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,143 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29424 and you would come out at 32.78°S, 100.06°E — 923 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 0.038 square miles of land, 29424 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 18 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,243This ZIP1,243
Households65This ZIP65
Housing units65This ZIP65
Median age19.4This ZIP19.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher100.0%This ZIP100.0%
Mean commute10.2 minThis ZIP10.2 min
Population density32,710.5 / sq miThis ZIP32,710.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees200This ZIP200
Annual payroll$6,768,000This ZIP$6,768,000

Land area

Land area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 29424

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

ZIP codes near 29424

ZIPCityDistance
29425 Charleston, SC 0.6 mi
29401 Charleston, SC 0.6 mi
29402 Charleston, SC 0.7 mi
29403 Charleston, SC 1.4 mi
29409 Charleston, SC 1.6 mi
29407 Charleston, SC 3.6 mi
29465 Mount Pleasant, SC 4.4 mi
29412 Charleston, SC 5.1 mi
29464 Mount Pleasant, SC 5.3 mi
29405 North Charleston, SC 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29424?

29424 is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7849, -79.9377.

What county is 29424 in?

29424 lies in Charleston County.

What area code is 29424?

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

What time zone is 29424 in?

29424 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29424?

About 1,243 people live in ZIP code 29424, in 65 households, at 32,710.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 29424?

The closest are 29425 (0.6 mi), 29401 (0.6 mi), 29402 (0.7 mi), 29403 (1.4 mi) and 29409 (1.6 mi).

Is 29424 a PO Box ZIP code?

29424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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