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29437

ZIP 29437 is Dorchester, South Carolina, in Dorchester County; area code 843; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dorchester
Population
2,281
Coordinates
33.1352, -80.4177
☼ Live from 29437 — Dorchester, SC

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Where 29437 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29437
  • 🔢 Type 29437 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 29437 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29436 (Cross, SC, 18 mi away) and 29438 (Edisto Island, SC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29437 becomes 73492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 27943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97423 in Coquille, OR, 2,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29437 and you would come out at 33.14°S, 99.58°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 84.1 square miles of land, 29437 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,281This ZIP2,281
Households861This ZIP861
Housing units1,027This ZIP1,027
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,821This ZIP$61,821South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$172,900This ZIP$172,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$634This ZIP$634South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute36.6 minThis ZIP36.6 min
Population density27.1 / sq miThis ZIP27.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees127This ZIP127
Annual payroll$5,802,000This ZIP$5,802,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$67,000,000This ZIP$67,000,000

Land area

Land area84.06 sq miThis ZIP84.06 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

ZIP codes near 29437

ZIPCityDistance
29472 Ridgeville, SC 7.7 mi
29448 Harleyville, SC 8.6 mi
29477 Saint George, SC 8.7 mi
29447 Grover, SC 10.5 mi
29483 Summerville, SC 12.9 mi
29435 Cottageville, SC 12.9 mi
29433 Canadys, SC 13.4 mi
29059 Holly Hill, SC 13.4 mi
29484 Summerville, SC 14.4 mi
29486 Summerville, SC 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29437?

29437 is in Dorchester, South Carolina, in Dorchester County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1352, -80.4177.

What county is 29437 in?

29437 lies in Dorchester County.

What area code is 29437?

Dorchester uses area code 843, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29437 in?

29437 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29437?

About 2,281 people live in ZIP code 29437, in 861 households, at 27.1 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 29437?

$61,821 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29437?

The closest are 29472 (7.7 mi), 29448 (8.6 mi), 29477 (8.7 mi), 29447 (10.5 mi) and 29483 (12.9 mi).

Is 29437 a PO Box ZIP code?

29437 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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