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29486

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkeley
Population
53,975
Coordinates
33.1032, -80.1667
☼ Live from 29486 — Summerville, SC

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Where 29486 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29486
  • 🔢 Type 29486 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,486 = 2 × 23 × 641. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29485 (Summerville, SC, 12 mi away) and 29487 (Wadmalaw Island, SC, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29486 becomes 68492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,857 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29486 and you would come out at 33.10°S, 99.83°E — 936 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 62.3 square miles of land, 29486 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,975This ZIP53,975
Households20,146This ZIP20,146
Housing units21,508This ZIP21,508
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$89,578This ZIP$89,578South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$367,700This ZIP$367,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,748This ZIP$1,748South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%This ZIP34.3%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density866.2 / sq miThis ZIP866.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments539This ZIP539
Employees7,164This ZIP7,164
Annual payroll$418,960,000This ZIP$418,960,000

Land area

Land area62.31 sq miThis ZIP62.31 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 29486

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ZIP codes near 29486

ZIPCityDistance
29483 Summerville, SC 6.4 mi
29484 Summerville, SC 7.8 mi
29456 Ladson, SC 8.8 mi
29472 Ridgeville, SC 9.8 mi
29469 Pinopolis, SC 9.9 mi
29461 Moncks Corner, SC 10.3 mi
29485 Summerville, SC 12.0 mi
29420 North Charleston, SC 12.4 mi
29445 Goose Creek, SC 13.7 mi
29406 Charleston, SC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29486?

29486 is in Summerville, South Carolina, in Berkeley County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1032, -80.1667.

What county is 29486 in?

29486 lies in Berkeley County.

What area code is 29486?

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

What time zone is 29486 in?

29486 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29486?

About 53,975 people live in ZIP code 29486, in 20,146 households, at 866.2 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 29486?

$89,578 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29486?

The closest are 29483 (6.4 mi), 29484 (7.8 mi), 29456 (8.8 mi), 29472 (9.8 mi) and 29469 (9.9 mi).

Is 29486 a PO Box ZIP code?

29486 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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