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29485

ZIP 29485 is in Summerville, South Carolina, mostly in Dorchester County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Summerville has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 29483, 29484 and 29486.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dorchester +1 more
Population
58,507
Coordinates
32.9332, -80.2072
☼ Live from 29485 — Summerville, SC

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Where 29485 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29485
  • 🔢 Type 29485 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,485 = 5 × 5897. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29484 (Summerville, SC, 5 mi away) and 29486 (Summerville, SC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29485 becomes 58492 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wimbledon, ND, 1,370 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24589, 24598, 24859, 24895, 24985, 25849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98245 in Eastsound, WA, 2,443 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,125 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29485 and you would come out at 32.93°S, 99.79°E — 938 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 48.5 square miles of land, 29485 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population58,507This ZIP58,507
Households22,107This ZIP22,107
Housing units23,602This ZIP23,602
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,987This ZIP$82,987South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$341,600This ZIP$341,600South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,574This ZIP$1,574South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%This ZIP36.7%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density1,205.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,205.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments901This ZIP901
Employees9,573This ZIP9,573
Annual payroll$368,956,000This ZIP$368,956,000
Tax returns filed28,840This ZIP28,840
Total adjusted gross income$2,048,962,000This ZIP$2,048,962,000

Land area

Land area48.54 sq miThis ZIP48.54 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Counties 29485 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dorchester County 93.5%
Charleston County 6.5%

Other place names in 29485

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ZIP codes near 29485

ZIPCityDistance
29484 Summerville, SC 4.9 mi
29420 North Charleston, SC 6.2 mi
29456 Ladson, SC 6.5 mi
29418 North Charleston, SC 6.7 mi
29483 Summerville, SC 6.9 mi
29470 Ravenel, SC 8.2 mi
29414 Charleston, SC 8.6 mi
29404 Charleston Afb, SC 9.3 mi
29406 Charleston, SC 10.0 mi
29472 Ridgeville, SC 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29485?

29485 is in Summerville, South Carolina, in Dorchester County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9332, -80.2072.

What county is 29485 in?

29485 spans 2 counties: Dorchester County and Charleston 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 29485?

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

What time zone is 29485 in?

29485 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29485?

About 58,507 people live in ZIP code 29485, in 22,107 households, at 1,205.3 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 29485?

$82,987 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29485?

The closest are 29484 (4.9 mi), 29420 (6.2 mi), 29456 (6.5 mi), 29418 (6.7 mi) and 29483 (6.9 mi).

Is 29485 a PO Box ZIP code?

29485 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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