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29572

ZIP 29572 is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Myrtle Beach has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Horry
Population
12,124
Coordinates
33.7695, -78.7923
☼ Live from 29572 — Myrtle Beach, SC

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Where 29572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29572
  • 🔢 Type 29572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,572 = 2 × 2 × 7393. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29571 (Marion, SC, 44 mi away) and 29574 (Mullins, SC, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29572 becomes 27592 — and that is a real ZIP code: Willow Spring, NC, 124 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22579, 22957, 25729, 25927, 25972, 27259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97225 in Portland, OR, 2,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,169 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29572 and you would come out at 33.77°S, 101.21°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 8.9 square miles of land, 29572 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,124This ZIP12,124
Households5,935This ZIP5,935
Housing units14,160This ZIP14,160
Median age59.8This ZIP59.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,247This ZIP$85,247South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$427,400This ZIP$427,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,334This ZIP$1,334South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density1,368.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,368.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments700This ZIP700
Employees10,851This ZIP10,851
Annual payroll$517,655,000This ZIP$517,655,000
Tax returns filed7,120This ZIP7,120
Total adjusted gross income$905,872,000This ZIP$905,872,000

Land area

Land area8.86 sq miThis ZIP8.86 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 29572

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ZIP codes near 29572

ZIPCityDistance
29579 Myrtle Beach, SC 7.0 mi
29597 North Myrtle Beach, SC 7.2 mi
29598 North Myrtle Beach, SC 7.2 mi
29577 Myrtle Beach, SC 8.2 mi
29582 North Myrtle Beach, SC 9.0 mi
29568 Longs, SC 10.2 mi
29566 Little River, SC 11.2 mi
29578 Myrtle Beach, SC 12.1 mi
29526 Conway, SC 12.6 mi
29528 Conway, SC 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29572?

29572 is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County, part of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7695, -78.7923.

What county is 29572 in?

29572 lies in Horry County.

What area code is 29572?

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

What time zone is 29572 in?

29572 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29572?

About 12,124 people live in ZIP code 29572, in 5,935 households, at 1,368.6 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 29572?

$85,247 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29572?

The closest are 29579 (7 mi), 29597 (7.2 mi), 29598 (7.2 mi), 29577 (8.2 mi) and 29582 (9 mi).

Is 29572 a PO Box ZIP code?

29572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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