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29487

ZIP 29487 is Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charleston
Population
2,703
Coordinates
32.6577, -80.1839
☼ Live from 29487 — Wadmalaw Island, SC

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Where 29487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29487
  • 🔢 Type 29487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,487 = 3 × 9829. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29486 (Summerville, SC, 31 mi away) and 29488 (Walterboro, SC, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29487 becomes 78492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 2,432 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29487 and you would come out at 32.66°S, 99.82°E — 937 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 41.9 square miles of land, 29487 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,703This ZIP2,703
Households1,059This ZIP1,059
Housing units1,354This ZIP1,354
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$105,592This ZIP$105,592South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$487,900This ZIP$487,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,441This ZIP$1,441South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%This ZIP45.8%
Mean commute45.9 minThis ZIP45.9 min
Population density64.5 / sq miThis ZIP64.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees206This ZIP206
Annual payroll$11,127,000This ZIP$11,127,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$166,412,000This ZIP$166,412,000

Land area

Land area41.90 sq miThis ZIP41.90 sq mi
Water area8.73 sq miThis ZIP8.73 sq mi

Other place names in 29487

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ZIP codes near 29487

ZIPCityDistance
29455 Johns Island, SC 5.7 mi
29449 Hollywood, SC 6.3 mi
29438 Edisto Island, SC 10.2 mi
29457 Johns Island, SC 10.3 mi
29470 Ravenel, SC 10.9 mi
29439 Folly Beach, SC 13.0 mi
29426 Adams Run, SC 13.6 mi
29414 Charleston, SC 13.6 mi
29412 Charleston, SC 14.0 mi
29407 Charleston, SC 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29487?

29487 is in Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County, part of the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6577, -80.1839.

What county is 29487 in?

29487 lies in Charleston County.

What area code is 29487?

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

What time zone is 29487 in?

29487 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29487?

About 2,703 people live in ZIP code 29487, in 1,059 households, at 64.5 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 29487?

$105,592 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29487?

The closest are 29455 (5.7 mi), 29449 (6.3 mi), 29438 (10.2 mi), 29457 (10.3 mi) and 29470 (10.9 mi).

Is 29487 a PO Box ZIP code?

29487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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