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29505

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Florence
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
23,895
Coordinates
34.1301, -79.6889
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Where 29505 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29505
  • 🔢 Type 29505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,505 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 281. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29504 (Florence, SC, 6 mi away) and 29506 (Florence, SC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29505 becomes 50592 — and that is a real ZIP code: Truesdale, IA, 1,025 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02559, 20559, 25059, 29055, 29550, 50259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 2,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,112 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29505 and you would come out at 34.13°S, 100.31°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 50.9 square miles of land, 29505 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,895This ZIP23,895
Households9,712This ZIP9,712
Housing units10,807This ZIP10,807
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,343This ZIP$67,343South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$179,800This ZIP$179,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,140This ZIP$1,140South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density469.8 / sq miThis ZIP469.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments494This ZIP494
Employees9,658This ZIP9,658
Annual payroll$392,310,000This ZIP$392,310,000
Tax returns filed11,460This ZIP11,460
Total adjusted gross income$702,051,000This ZIP$702,051,000

Land area

Land area50.86 sq miThis ZIP50.86 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 29505

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ZIP codes near 29505

ZIPCityDistance
29503 Florence, SC 5.1 mi
29541 Effingham, SC 5.4 mi
29506 Florence, SC 6.0 mi
29504 Florence, SC 6.1 mi
29502 Florence, SC 7.3 mi
29501 Florence, SC 9.4 mi
29530 Coward, SC 9.7 mi
29583 Pamplico, SC 12.5 mi
29591 Scranton, SC 13.9 mi
29532 Darlington, SC 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29505?

29505 is in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1301, -79.6889.

What county is 29505 in?

29505 lies in Florence County.

What area code is 29505?

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

What time zone is 29505 in?

29505 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29505?

About 23,895 people live in ZIP code 29505, in 9,712 households, at 469.8 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 29505?

$67,343 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29505?

The closest are 29503 (5.1 mi), 29541 (5.4 mi), 29506 (6 mi), 29504 (6.1 mi) and 29502 (7.3 mi).

Is 29505 a PO Box ZIP code?

29505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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