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Where 29543 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 29543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 29,543 = 31 × 953. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111001101100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29541 (Effingham, SC, 31 mi away) and 29544 (Galivants Ferry, SC, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 29543 becomes 34592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23459, 23954, 24539, 24593, 24935, 25943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95432 in Elk, CA, 2,457 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,129 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29543 and you would come out at 34.29°S, 100.73°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
- 📏 At 18.5 square miles of land, 29543 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 415This ZIP415 |
|---|---|
| Households | 162This ZIP162 |
| Housing units | 189This ZIP189 |
| Median age | 65.5This ZIP65.5South Carolina40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $55,658This ZIP$55,658South Carolina$69,324US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $84,400This ZIP$84,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.1%This ZIP7.1% |
| Mean commute | 18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min |
| Population density | 22.5 / sq miThis ZIP22.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 220This ZIP220 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $10,870,000This ZIP$10,870,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 18.46 sq miThis ZIP18.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 29543
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
29563 | Lake View, SC | 5.6 mi |
29574 | Mullins, SC | 8.4 mi |
28362 | Marietta, NC | 9.7 mi |
29581 | Nichols, SC | 10.8 mi |
29536 | Dillon, SC | 10.9 mi |
29592 | Sellers, SC | 11.2 mi |
29589 | Rains, SC | 13.3 mi |
29571 | Marion, SC | 13.9 mi |
29565 | Latta, SC | 14.2 mi |
29547 | Hamer, SC | 14.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 29543?
29543 is in Fork, South Carolina, in Dillon County. Its published point location is 34.2876, -79.2659.
What county is 29543 in?
29543 lies in Dillon County.
What area code is 29543?
Fork uses area codes 843 and 854, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 29543 in?
29543 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 29543?
About 415 people live in ZIP code 29543, in 162 households, at 22.5 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 29543?
$55,658 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 29543?
The closest are 29563 (5.6 mi), 29574 (8.4 mi), 28362 (9.7 mi), 29581 (10.8 mi) and 29536 (10.9 mi).
Is 29543 a PO Box ZIP code?
29543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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