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29479

ZIP 29479 is Saint Stephen, South Carolina, in Berkeley County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkeley
Population
6,031
Coordinates
33.3806, -79.8906
☼ Live from 29479 — Saint Stephen, SC

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Where 29479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29479
  • 🔢 Type 29479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,479 = 41 × 719. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29477 (Saint George, SC, 42 mi away) and 29481 (Smoaks, SC, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29479 becomes 97492 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westfir, OR, 2,383 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27499, 27949, 47929, 47992, 49279, 49729, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99742 in Gambell, AK, 4,228 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,125 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29479 and you would come out at 33.38°S, 100.11°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 90.8 square miles of land, 29479 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,031This ZIP6,031
Households2,171This ZIP2,171
Housing units2,652This ZIP2,652
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$51,397This ZIP$51,397South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$127,700This ZIP$127,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density66.4 / sq miThis ZIP66.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees827This ZIP827
Annual payroll$71,431,000This ZIP$71,431,000
Tax returns filed2,880This ZIP2,880
Total adjusted gross income$129,301,000This ZIP$129,301,000

Land area

Land area90.84 sq miThis ZIP90.84 sq mi
Water area6.76 sq miThis ZIP6.76 sq mi

Other place names in 29479

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ZIP codes near 29479

ZIPCityDistance
29476 Russellville, SC 4.8 mi
29564 Lane, SC 6.9 mi
29431 Bonneau, SC 7.6 mi
29468 Pineville, SC 11.4 mi
29590 Salters, SC 13.2 mi
29461 Moncks Corner, SC 16.0 mi
29434 Cordesville, SC 16.8 mi
29510 Andrews, SC 16.8 mi
29469 Pinopolis, SC 16.8 mi
29056 Greeleyville, SC 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29479?

29479 is in Saint Stephen, South Carolina, in Berkeley County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3806, -79.8906.

What county is 29479 in?

29479 lies in Berkeley County.

What area code is 29479?

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

What time zone is 29479 in?

29479 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29479?

About 6,031 people live in ZIP code 29479, in 2,171 households, at 66.4 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 29479?

$51,397 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29479?

The closest are 29476 (4.8 mi), 29564 (6.9 mi), 29431 (7.6 mi), 29468 (11.4 mi) and 29590 (13.2 mi).

Is 29479 a PO Box ZIP code?

29479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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