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29477

ZIP 29477 is Saint George, South Carolina, mostly in Dorchester County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dorchester +1 more
Population
7,176
Coordinates
33.1632, -80.5652
☼ Live from 29477 — Saint George, SC

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Where 29477 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29477
  • 🔢 Type 29477 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,477 = 7 × 4211. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29476 (Russellville, SC, 38 mi away) and 29479 (Saint Stephen, SC, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29477 becomes 77492 — and that is a real ZIP code: Katy, TX, 928 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24977, 27497, 27947, 27974, 49277, 49727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94277 in Sacramento, CA, 2,303 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,099 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29477 and you would come out at 33.16°S, 99.43°E — 959 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 110.3 square miles of land, 29477 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,176This ZIP7,176
Households2,987This ZIP2,987
Housing units3,559This ZIP3,559
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,894This ZIP$53,894South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$90,300This ZIP$90,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density65.1 / sq miThis ZIP65.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments150This ZIP150
Employees1,616This ZIP1,616
Annual payroll$73,256,000This ZIP$73,256,000
Tax returns filed2,890This ZIP2,890
Total adjusted gross income$170,070,000This ZIP$170,070,000

Land area

Land area110.29 sq miThis ZIP110.29 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 29477 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dorchester County 99.1%
Orangeburg County 0.9%

Other place names in 29477

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ZIP codes near 29477

ZIPCityDistance
29447 Grover, SC 4.4 mi
29471 Reevesville, SC 6.4 mi
29433 Canadys, SC 8.0 mi
29437 Dorchester, SC 8.7 mi
29448 Harleyville, SC 9.1 mi
29481 Smoaks, SC 13.5 mi
29018 Bowman, SC 13.5 mi
29059 Holly Hill, SC 14.2 mi
29432 Branchville, SC 15.1 mi
29435 Cottageville, SC 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29477?

29477 is in Saint George, South Carolina, in Dorchester County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1632, -80.5652.

What county is 29477 in?

29477 spans 2 counties: Dorchester County and Orangeburg 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 29477?

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

What time zone is 29477 in?

29477 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29477?

About 7,176 people live in ZIP code 29477, in 2,987 households, at 65.1 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 29477?

$53,894 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29477?

The closest are 29447 (4.4 mi), 29471 (6.4 mi), 29433 (8 mi), 29437 (8.7 mi) and 29448 (9.1 mi).

Is 29477 a PO Box ZIP code?

29477 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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