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29560

ZIP 29560 is Lake City, South Carolina, mostly in Florence County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Florence +2 more
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
12,277
Coordinates
33.8387, -79.7499
☼ Live from 29560 — Lake City, SC

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Where 29560 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 29560
  • 🔢 Type 29560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 739. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29556 (Kingstree, SC, 12 mi away) and 29563 (Lake View, SC, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29560 becomes 06592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02659, 06259, 09265, 09625, 20659, 20695, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96520 in APO AA, a military post office, 10,482 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,118 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29560 and you would come out at 33.84°S, 100.25°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 164.9 square miles of land, 29560 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,277This ZIP12,277
Households5,164This ZIP5,164
Housing units6,202This ZIP6,202
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$46,601This ZIP$46,601South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$125,900This ZIP$125,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$709This ZIP$709South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density74.5 / sq miThis ZIP74.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments273This ZIP273
Employees4,094This ZIP4,094
Annual payroll$170,759,000This ZIP$170,759,000
Tax returns filed5,200This ZIP5,200
Total adjusted gross income$266,857,000This ZIP$266,857,000

Land area

Land area164.89 sq miThis ZIP164.89 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 29560 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Florence County 48.1%
Williamsburg County 42.0%
Clarendon County 9.9%

Other place names in 29560

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ZIP codes near 29560

ZIPCityDistance
29518 Cades, SC 6.3 mi
29591 Scranton, SC 6.9 mi
29530 Coward, SC 10.9 mi
29556 Kingstree, SC 11.8 mi
29114 Olanta, SC 13.2 mi
29583 Pamplico, SC 14.0 mi
29504 Florence, SC 14.4 mi
29162 Turbeville, SC 15.2 mi
29541 Effingham, SC 15.6 mi
29111 New Zion, SC 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29560?

29560 is in Lake City, South Carolina, in Florence County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8387, -79.7499.

What county is 29560 in?

29560 spans 3 counties: Florence County, Williamsburg County and Clarendon County. Most of it falls in Florence 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 29560?

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

What time zone is 29560 in?

29560 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29560?

About 12,277 people live in ZIP code 29560, in 5,164 households, at 74.5 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 29560?

$46,601 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29560?

The closest are 29518 (6.3 mi), 29591 (6.9 mi), 29530 (10.9 mi), 29556 (11.8 mi) and 29114 (13.2 mi).

Is 29560 a PO Box ZIP code?

29560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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