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29501

ZIP 29501 is in Florence, South Carolina, mostly in Florence County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Florence has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 29502, 29503, 29504, 29505 and 29506.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Florence +1 more
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
48,673
Coordinates
34.2046, -79.8270
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Where 29501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29501
  • 🔢 Type 29501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 29501 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29493 (Williams, SC, 99 mi away) and 29502 (Florence, SC, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29501 becomes 10592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01259, 01529, 01952, 02915, 09215, 09251, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09251 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,102 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29501 and you would come out at 34.20°S, 100.17°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 52.4 square miles of land, 29501 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,673This ZIP48,673
Households18,977This ZIP18,977
Housing units21,297This ZIP21,297
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$71,671This ZIP$71,671South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$236,900This ZIP$236,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,070This ZIP$1,070South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%This ZIP33.5%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density928.8 / sq miThis ZIP928.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,769This ZIP1,769
Employees30,554This ZIP30,554
Annual payroll$1,455,700,000This ZIP$1,455,700,000
Tax returns filed21,240This ZIP21,240
Total adjusted gross income$1,909,123,000This ZIP$1,909,123,000

Land area

Land area52.41 sq miThis ZIP52.41 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 29501 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Florence County 85.5%
Darlington County 14.5%

Other place names in 29501

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ZIP codes near 29501

ZIPCityDistance
29502 Florence, SC 2.4 mi
29532 Darlington, SC 5.6 mi
29505 Florence, SC 9.4 mi
29161 Timmonsville, SC 9.7 mi
29506 Florence, SC 10.1 mi
29541 Effingham, SC 10.8 mi
29540 Darlington, SC 12.5 mi
29504 Florence, SC 13.6 mi
29503 Florence, SC 14.1 mi
29530 Coward, SC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29501?

29501 is in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2046, -79.8270.

What county is 29501 in?

29501 spans 2 counties: Florence County and Darlington County. Most of it falls in Florence 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 29501?

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

What time zone is 29501 in?

29501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29501?

About 48,673 people live in ZIP code 29501, in 18,977 households, at 928.8 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 29501?

$71,671 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29501?

The closest are 29502 (2.4 mi), 29532 (5.6 mi), 29505 (9.4 mi), 29161 (9.7 mi) and 29506 (10.1 mi).

Is 29501 a PO Box ZIP code?

29501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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