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29556

ZIP 29556 is Kingstree, South Carolina, in Williamsburg County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Williamsburg
Metro area
none
Population
10,559
Coordinates
33.6682, -79.7631
☼ Live from 29556 — Kingstree, SC

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Where 29556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29556
  • 🔢 Type 29556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,556 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 821. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29555 (Johnsonville, SC, 21 mi away) and 29560 (Lake City, SC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29556 becomes 65592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25569, 26559, 29565, 29655, 52569, 52659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96552 in APO AA, a military post office, 10,307 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,123 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29556 and you would come out at 33.67°S, 100.24°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 172.9 square miles of land, 29556 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,559This ZIP10,559
Households4,549This ZIP4,549
Housing units5,529This ZIP5,529
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$42,365This ZIP$42,365South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$107,900This ZIP$107,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$597This ZIP$597South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density61.1 / sq miThis ZIP61.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments230This ZIP230
Employees2,813This ZIP2,813
Annual payroll$124,414,000This ZIP$124,414,000
Tax returns filed4,900This ZIP4,900
Total adjusted gross income$203,383,000This ZIP$203,383,000

Land area

Land area172.86 sq miThis ZIP172.86 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 29556

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ZIP codes near 29556

ZIPCityDistance
29590 Salters, SC 8.4 mi
29518 Cades, SC 10.0 mi
29560 Lake City, SC 11.8 mi
29580 Nesmith, SC 12.2 mi
29564 Lane, SC 14.3 mi
29056 Greeleyville, SC 14.6 mi
29111 New Zion, SC 16.6 mi
29510 Andrews, SC 17.1 mi
29591 Scranton, SC 18.6 mi
29162 Turbeville, SC 20.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29556?

29556 is in Kingstree, South Carolina, in Williamsburg County. Its published point location is 33.6682, -79.7631.

What county is 29556 in?

29556 lies in Williamsburg County.

What area code is 29556?

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

What time zone is 29556 in?

29556 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29556?

About 10,559 people live in ZIP code 29556, in 4,549 households, at 61.1 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 29556?

$42,365 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29556?

The closest are 29590 (8.4 mi), 29518 (10 mi), 29560 (11.8 mi), 29580 (12.2 mi) and 29564 (14.3 mi).

Is 29556 a PO Box ZIP code?

29556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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