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29550

ZIP 29550 is in Hartsville, South Carolina, mostly in Darlington County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Hartsville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 29551.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Darlington +2 more
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
29,924
Coordinates
34.3933, -80.0770
☼ Live from 29550 — Hartsville, SC

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Where 29550 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29550
  • 🔢 Type 29550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,550 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 197. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29547 (Hamer, SC, 43 mi away) and 29551 (Hartsville, SC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29550 becomes 05592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02559, 20559, 25059, 29055, 29505, 50259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 2,428 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,084 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29550 and you would come out at 34.39°S, 99.92°E — 936 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 208.2 square miles of land, 29550 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 158 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,924This ZIP29,924
Households11,974This ZIP11,974
Housing units13,839This ZIP13,839
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$51,491This ZIP$51,491South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$179,300This ZIP$179,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$884This ZIP$884South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density143.7 / sq miThis ZIP143.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments593This ZIP593
Employees9,674This ZIP9,674
Annual payroll$637,007,000This ZIP$637,007,000
Tax returns filed12,950This ZIP12,950
Total adjusted gross income$798,468,000This ZIP$798,468,000

Land area

Land area208.23 sq miThis ZIP208.23 sq mi
Water area3.57 sq miThis ZIP3.57 sq mi

Counties 29550 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Darlington County 81.2%
Chesterfield County 16.6%
Lee County 2.2%

Other place names in 29550

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ZIP codes near 29550

ZIPCityDistance
29551 Hartsville, SC 3.7 mi
29079 Lydia, SC 7.5 mi
29101 Mc Bee, SC 11.3 mi
29584 Patrick, SC 12.7 mi
29540 Darlington, SC 12.9 mi
29593 Society Hill, SC 14.3 mi
29069 Lamar, SC 14.8 mi
29532 Darlington, SC 15.0 mi
29010 Bishopville, SC 16.2 mi
29009 Bethune, SC 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29550?

29550 is in Hartsville, South Carolina, in Darlington County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3933, -80.0770.

What county is 29550 in?

29550 spans 3 counties: Darlington County, Chesterfield County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Darlington 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 29550?

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

What time zone is 29550 in?

29550 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29550?

About 29,924 people live in ZIP code 29550, in 11,974 households, at 143.7 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 29550?

$51,491 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29550?

The closest are 29551 (3.7 mi), 29079 (7.5 mi), 29101 (11.3 mi), 29584 (12.7 mi) and 29540 (12.9 mi).

Is 29550 a PO Box ZIP code?

29550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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