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29440

ZIP 29440 is in Georgetown, South Carolina, mostly in Georgetown County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Georgetown has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 29442.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Georgetown +1 more
Metro area
Murrells Inlet, SC
Population
27,319
Coordinates
33.3811, -79.3298
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Where 29440 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 29440
  • 🔢 Type 29440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 23. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29439 (Folly Beach, SC, 62 mi away) and 29442 (Georgetown, SC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29440 becomes 04492 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waite, ME, 1,032 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02494, 04294, 04429, 04492, 04924, 04942, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09244 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,472 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,154 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29440 and you would come out at 33.38°S, 100.67°E — 888 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 523.2 square miles of land, 29440 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 397 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,319This ZIP27,319
Households10,837This ZIP10,837
Housing units13,767This ZIP13,767
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,124This ZIP$56,124South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$172,600This ZIP$172,600South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$912This ZIP$912South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density52.2 / sq miThis ZIP52.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments715This ZIP715
Employees8,698This ZIP8,698
Annual payroll$459,252,000This ZIP$459,252,000
Tax returns filed12,230This ZIP12,230
Total adjusted gross income$854,020,000This ZIP$854,020,000

Land area

Land area523.22 sq miThis ZIP523.22 sq mi
Water area51.56 sq miThis ZIP51.56 sq mi

Counties 29440 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Georgetown County 99.4%
Williamsburg County 0.6%

Other place names in 29440

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

ZIP codes near 29440

ZIPCityDistance
29442 Georgetown, SC 6.2 mi
29510 Andrews, SC 17.1 mi
29585 Pawleys Island, SC 18.4 mi
29453 Jamestown, SC 19.4 mi
29458 Mc Clellanville, SC 20.2 mi
29576 Murrells Inlet, SC 20.6 mi
29554 Hemingway, SC 22.5 mi
29580 Nesmith, SC 22.7 mi
29588 Myrtle Beach, SC 26.7 mi
29575 Myrtle Beach, SC 26.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29440?

29440 is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County, part of the Murrells Inlet, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3811, -79.3298.

What county is 29440 in?

29440 spans 2 counties: Georgetown County and Williamsburg County. Most of it falls in Georgetown 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 29440?

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

What time zone is 29440 in?

29440 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29440?

About 27,319 people live in ZIP code 29440, in 10,837 households, at 52.2 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 29440?

$56,124 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29440?

The closest are 29442 (6.2 mi), 29510 (17.1 mi), 29585 (18.4 mi), 29453 (19.4 mi) and 29458 (20.2 mi).

Is 29440 a PO Box ZIP code?

29440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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