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29540

ZIP 29540 is in Darlington, South Carolina, in Darlington County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Darlington has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 29532.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Darlington
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
4,080
Coordinates
34.3838, -79.8505
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Where 29540 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29540
  • 🔢 Type 29540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 211. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29536 (Dillon, SC, 27 mi away) and 29541 (Effingham, SC, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29540 becomes 04592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,560 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,096 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29540 and you would come out at 34.38°S, 100.15°E — 923 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 107.9 square miles of land, 29540 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,080This ZIP4,080
Households1,719This ZIP1,719
Housing units2,137This ZIP2,137
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,155This ZIP$53,155South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$95,300This ZIP$95,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density37.8 / sq miThis ZIP37.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees1,234This ZIP1,234
Annual payroll$116,308,000This ZIP$116,308,000
Tax returns filed2,480This ZIP2,480
Total adjusted gross income$138,098,000This ZIP$138,098,000

Land area

Land area107.85 sq miThis ZIP107.85 sq mi
Water area1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi

Other place names in 29540

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ZIP codes near 29540

ZIPCityDistance
29532 Darlington, SC 7.0 mi
29593 Society Hill, SC 7.6 mi
29501 Florence, SC 12.5 mi
29550 Hartsville, SC 12.9 mi
29502 Florence, SC 13.2 mi
29516 Blenheim, SC 14.0 mi
29551 Hartsville, SC 16.1 mi
29079 Lydia, SC 16.4 mi
29506 Florence, SC 16.6 mi
29584 Patrick, SC 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29540?

29540 is in Darlington, South Carolina, in Darlington County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3838, -79.8505.

What county is 29540 in?

29540 lies in Darlington County.

What area code is 29540?

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

What time zone is 29540 in?

29540 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29540?

About 4,080 people live in ZIP code 29540, in 1,719 households, at 37.8 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 29540?

$53,155 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29540?

The closest are 29532 (7 mi), 29593 (7.6 mi), 29501 (12.5 mi), 29550 (12.9 mi) and 29502 (13.2 mi).

Is 29540 a PO Box ZIP code?

29540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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