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29438

ZIP 29438 is Edisto Island, South Carolina, mostly in Charleston County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charleston +1 more
Population
2,826
Coordinates
32.5659, -80.3217
☼ Live from 29438 — Edisto Island, SC

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Where 29438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29438
  • 🔢 Type 29438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,438 = 2 × 41 × 359. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001011111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29437 (Dorchester, SC, 40 mi away) and 29439 (Folly Beach, SC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29438 becomes 83492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23894, 24839, 24938, 24983, 28349, 28394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98324 in Carlsborg, WA, 2,458 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,132 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29438 and you would come out at 32.57°S, 99.68°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 75.1 square miles of land, 29438 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,826This ZIP2,826
Households1,501This ZIP1,501
Housing units3,573This ZIP3,573
Median age62.4This ZIP62.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,979This ZIP$86,979South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$642,400This ZIP$642,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%This ZIP53.1%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density37.6 / sq miThis ZIP37.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees676This ZIP676
Annual payroll$27,721,000This ZIP$27,721,000
Tax returns filed1,560This ZIP1,560
Total adjusted gross income$211,809,000This ZIP$211,809,000

Land area

Land area75.07 sq miThis ZIP75.07 sq mi
Water area18.50 sq miThis ZIP18.50 sq mi

Counties 29438 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Charleston County 90.8%
Colleton County 9.2%

Other place names in 29438

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

ZIP codes near 29438

ZIPCityDistance
29449 Hollywood, SC 9.5 mi
29487 Wadmalaw Island, SC 10.2 mi
29446 Green Pond, SC 11.1 mi
29452 Jacksonboro, SC 13.6 mi
29426 Adams Run, SC 14.6 mi
29455 Johns Island, SC 15.7 mi
29901 Beaufort, SC 17.2 mi
29907 Beaufort, SC 17.4 mi
29470 Ravenel, SC 18.3 mi
29920 Saint Helena Island, SC 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29438?

29438 is in Edisto Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5659, -80.3217.

What county is 29438 in?

29438 spans 2 counties: Charleston County and Colleton 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 29438?

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

What time zone is 29438 in?

29438 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29438?

About 2,826 people live in ZIP code 29438, in 1,501 households, at 37.6 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 29438?

$86,979 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29438?

The closest are 29449 (9.5 mi), 29487 (10.2 mi), 29446 (11.1 mi), 29452 (13.6 mi) and 29426 (14.6 mi).

Is 29438 a PO Box ZIP code?

29438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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