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29591

ZIP 29591 is Scranton, South Carolina, in Florence County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Florence
Metro area
Florence, SC
Population
4,639
Coordinates
33.9380, -79.7623
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Where 29591 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29591
  • 🔢 Type 29591 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,591 = 127 × 233. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29590 (Salters, SC, 26 mi away) and 29592 (Sellers, SC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29591 becomes 19592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12959, 12995, 15929, 19529, 19952, 25919, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99521 in Anchorage, AK, 3,546 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,114 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29591 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 100.24°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 70.5 square miles of land, 29591 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,639This ZIP4,639
Households1,700This ZIP1,700
Housing units1,974This ZIP1,974
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$93,300This ZIP$93,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$699This ZIP$699South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density65.8 / sq miThis ZIP65.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees945This ZIP945
Annual payroll$37,448,000This ZIP$37,448,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$104,459,000This ZIP$104,459,000

Land area

Land area70.51 sq miThis ZIP70.51 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 29591

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ZIP codes near 29591

ZIPCityDistance
29530 Coward, SC 4.2 mi
29560 Lake City, SC 6.9 mi
29504 Florence, SC 8.2 mi
29541 Effingham, SC 8.9 mi
29114 Olanta, SC 9.8 mi
29503 Florence, SC 10.7 mi
29518 Cades, SC 11.0 mi
29583 Pamplico, SC 11.3 mi
29505 Florence, SC 13.9 mi
29162 Turbeville, SC 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29591?

29591 is in Scranton, South Carolina, in Florence County, part of the Florence, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9380, -79.7623.

What county is 29591 in?

29591 lies in Florence County.

What area code is 29591?

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

What time zone is 29591 in?

29591 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29591?

About 4,639 people live in ZIP code 29591, in 1,700 households, at 65.8 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 29591?

$65,000 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29591?

The closest are 29530 (4.2 mi), 29560 (6.9 mi), 29504 (8.2 mi), 29541 (8.9 mi) and 29114 (9.8 mi).

Is 29591 a PO Box ZIP code?

29591 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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