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Where 29596 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.
- 🔢 Type 29596 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGSGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 29,596 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 151. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111001110011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29594 (Tatum, SC, 17 mi away) and 29597 (North Myrtle Beach, SC, 92 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 29596 becomes 69592, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25699, 25969, 29569, 29659, 29695, 59926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96925 in Piti, GU, 8,006 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯1,086 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29596 and you would come out at 34.74°S, 100.15°E — 926 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 64.5 square miles of land, 29596 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,910This ZIP1,910 |
|---|---|
| Households | 791This ZIP791 |
| Housing units | 1,056This ZIP1,056 |
| Median age | 45.9This ZIP45.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $34,682This ZIP$34,682South Carolina$69,324US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $80,400This ZIP$80,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $839This ZIP$839South Carolina$1,180US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.1%This ZIP3.1% |
| Mean commute | 24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min |
| Population density | 29.6 / sq miThis ZIP29.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 354This ZIP354 |
| Annual payroll | $19,561,000This ZIP$19,561,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 970This ZIP970 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $42,119,000This ZIP$42,119,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 64.50 sq miThis ZIP64.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 29596
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 29596
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
29520 | Cheraw, SC | 5.6 mi |
28102 | Mc Farlan, NC | 9.0 mi |
29512 | Bennettsville, SC | 11.1 mi |
28119 | Morven, NC | 12.0 mi |
28330 | Cordova, NC | 12.2 mi |
28379 | Rockingham, NC | 13.8 mi |
28345 | Hamlet, NC | 14.0 mi |
29709 | Chesterfield, SC | 14.1 mi |
29584 | Patrick, SC | 15.9 mi |
28343 | Gibson, NC | 16.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 29596?
29596 is in Wallace, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. Its published point location is 34.7361, -79.8512.
What county is 29596 in?
29596 lies in Marlboro County.
What area code is 29596?
Wallace uses area codes 843 and 854, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 29596 in?
29596 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 29596?
About 1,910 people live in ZIP code 29596, in 791 households, at 29.6 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 29596?
$34,682 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 29596?
The closest are 29520 (5.6 mi), 28102 (9 mi), 29512 (11.1 mi), 28119 (12 mi) and 28330 (12.2 mi).
Is 29596 a PO Box ZIP code?
29596 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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