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29581

ZIP 29581 is Nichols, South Carolina, mostly in Horry County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Horry +2 more
Population
4,845
Coordinates
34.1949, -79.1142
☼ Live from 29581 — Nichols, SC

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Where 29581 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29581
  • 🔢 Type 29581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 29581 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29580 (Nesmith, SC, 45 mi away) and 29582 (North Myrtle Beach, SC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29581 becomes 18592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12589, 12859, 12958, 12985, 15289, 15829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98512 in Olympia, WA, 2,431 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,139 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29581 and you would come out at 34.19°S, 100.89°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 164.7 square miles of land, 29581 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,845This ZIP4,845
Households1,794This ZIP1,794
Housing units2,154This ZIP2,154
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,701This ZIP$54,701South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$88,500This ZIP$88,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density29.4 / sq miThis ZIP29.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees162This ZIP162
Annual payroll$5,930,000This ZIP$5,930,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$87,234,000This ZIP$87,234,000

Land area

Land area164.68 sq miThis ZIP164.68 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 29581 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Horry County 73.6%
Dillon County 15.5%
Marion County 10.9%

Other place names in 29581

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ZIP codes near 29581

ZIPCityDistance
29574 Mullins, SC 8.6 mi
29545 Green Sea, SC 8.7 mi
28439 Fair Bluff, NC 9.1 mi
29543 Fork, SC 10.8 mi
28430 Cerro Gordo, NC 12.1 mi
28362 Marietta, NC 12.1 mi
29563 Lake View, SC 12.2 mi
29589 Rains, SC 13.5 mi
29544 Galivants Ferry, SC 14.7 mi
29511 Aynor, SC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29581?

29581 is in Nichols, South Carolina, in Horry County, part of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1949, -79.1142.

What county is 29581 in?

29581 spans 3 counties: Horry County, Dillon County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Horry 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 29581?

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

What time zone is 29581 in?

29581 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29581?

About 4,845 people live in ZIP code 29581, in 1,794 households, at 29.4 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 29581?

$54,701 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29581?

The closest are 29574 (8.6 mi), 29545 (8.7 mi), 28439 (9.1 mi), 29543 (10.8 mi) and 28430 (12.1 mi).

Is 29581 a PO Box ZIP code?

29581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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