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29472

ZIP 29472 is Ridgeville, South Carolina, mostly in Dorchester County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dorchester +2 more
Population
12,722
Coordinates
33.0546, -80.3253
☼ Live from 29472 — Ridgeville, SC

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Where 29472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29472
  • 🔢 Type 29472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 307. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29471 (Reevesville, SC, 22 mi away) and 29474 (Round O, SC, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29472 becomes 27492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22749, 22947, 22974, 24279, 24729, 24927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97224 in Portland, OR, 2,395 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,115 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29472 and you would come out at 33.05°S, 99.67°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 189.7 square miles of land, 29472 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 144 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,722This ZIP12,722
Households3,917This ZIP3,917
Housing units4,331This ZIP4,331
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,325This ZIP$75,325South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$263,100This ZIP$263,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute40.2 minThis ZIP40.2 min
Population density67.1 / sq miThis ZIP67.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees1,406This ZIP1,406
Annual payroll$88,846,000This ZIP$88,846,000
Tax returns filed4,260This ZIP4,260
Total adjusted gross income$279,350,000This ZIP$279,350,000

Land area

Land area189.74 sq miThis ZIP189.74 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Counties 29472 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dorchester County 59.8%
Berkeley County 32.4%
Colleton County 7.9%

Other place names in 29472

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ZIP codes near 29472

ZIPCityDistance
29483 Summerville, SC 5.6 mi
29484 Summerville, SC 6.8 mi
29437 Dorchester, SC 7.7 mi
29486 Summerville, SC 9.8 mi
29435 Cottageville, SC 10.8 mi
29485 Summerville, SC 10.8 mi
29456 Ladson, SC 13.2 mi
29420 North Charleston, SC 15.5 mi
29474 Round O, SC 15.6 mi
29448 Harleyville, SC 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29472?

29472 is in Ridgeville, South Carolina, in Dorchester County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0546, -80.3253.

What county is 29472 in?

29472 spans 3 counties: Dorchester County, Berkeley County and Colleton County. Most of it falls in Dorchester 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 29472?

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

What time zone is 29472 in?

29472 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29472?

About 12,722 people live in ZIP code 29472, in 3,917 households, at 67.1 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 29472?

$75,325 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29472?

The closest are 29483 (5.6 mi), 29484 (6.8 mi), 29437 (7.7 mi), 29486 (9.8 mi) and 29435 (10.8 mi).

Is 29472 a PO Box ZIP code?

29472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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