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29585

ZIP 29585 is Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in Georgetown County; area code 843; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Georgetown
Metro area
Murrells Inlet, SC
Population
16,966
Coordinates
33.5565, -79.0890
☼ Live from 29585 — Pawleys Island, SC

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Where 29585 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29585
  • 🔢 Type 29585 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,585 = 5 × 61 × 97. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29584 (Patrick, SC, 90 mi away) and 29587 (Myrtle Beach, SC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29585 becomes 58592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25958, 25985, 55982, 58259, 58529, 59258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98552 in Humptulips, WA, 2,502 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29585 and you would come out at 33.56°S, 100.91°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 61.8 square miles of land, 29585 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,966This ZIP16,966
Households7,826This ZIP7,826
Housing units12,336This ZIP12,336
Median age61.7This ZIP61.7South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,946This ZIP$81,946South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$463,400This ZIP$463,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,660This ZIP$1,660South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%This ZIP52.5%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density274.5 / sq miThis ZIP274.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments697This ZIP697
Employees6,439This ZIP6,439
Annual payroll$263,036,000This ZIP$263,036,000
Tax returns filed9,360This ZIP9,360
Total adjusted gross income$1,217,248,000This ZIP$1,217,248,000

Land area

Land area61.80 sq miThis ZIP61.80 sq mi
Water area4.16 sq miThis ZIP4.16 sq mi

Other place names in 29585

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ZIP codes near 29585

ZIPCityDistance
29576 Murrells Inlet, SC 2.2 mi
29575 Myrtle Beach, SC 8.3 mi
29587 Myrtle Beach, SC 8.5 mi
29588 Myrtle Beach, SC 8.8 mi
29442 Georgetown, SC 13.2 mi
29578 Myrtle Beach, SC 13.6 mi
29577 Myrtle Beach, SC 14.3 mi
29527 Conway, SC 16.1 mi
29579 Myrtle Beach, SC 17.7 mi
29440 Georgetown, SC 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29585?

29585 is in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in Georgetown County, part of the Murrells Inlet, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5565, -79.0890.

What county is 29585 in?

29585 lies in Georgetown County.

What area code is 29585?

Pawleys Island uses area code 843, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29585 in?

29585 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29585?

About 16,966 people live in ZIP code 29585, in 7,826 households, at 274.5 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 29585?

$81,946 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29585?

The closest are 29576 (2.2 mi), 29575 (8.3 mi), 29587 (8.5 mi), 29588 (8.8 mi) and 29442 (13.2 mi).

Is 29585 a PO Box ZIP code?

29585 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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