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29609

ZIP 29609 is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County; area codes 864 and 821; Eastern time. Greenville has 17 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greenville
Population
32,292
Coordinates
34.9126, -82.3882
☼ Live from 29609 — Greenville, SC

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Where 29609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29609
  • 🔢 Type 29609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,609 = 29 × 1021. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29608 (Greenville, SC, 6 mi away) and 29610 (Greenville, SC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29609 becomes 90692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09629, 29069, 29690, 29906, 60929, 62909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09629 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯950 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29609 and you would come out at 34.91°S, 97.61°E — 1,070 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 24.3 square miles of land, 29609 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,292This ZIP32,292
Households13,878This ZIP13,878
Housing units15,434This ZIP15,434
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,342This ZIP$65,342South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$339,500This ZIP$339,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,130This ZIP$1,130South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.4%This ZIP48.4%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density1,328.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,328.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,041This ZIP1,041
Employees11,827This ZIP11,827
Annual payroll$461,776,000This ZIP$461,776,000
Tax returns filed14,250This ZIP14,250
Total adjusted gross income$1,274,614,000This ZIP$1,274,614,000

Land area

Land area24.30 sq miThis ZIP24.30 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 29609

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ZIP codes near 29609

ZIPCityDistance
29614 Greenville, SC 3.0 mi
29613 Greenville, SC 3.1 mi
29616 Greenville, SC 4.2 mi
29617 Greenville, SC 4.4 mi
29601 Greenville, SC 4.6 mi
29603 Greenville, SC 5.3 mi
29604 Greenville, SC 5.7 mi
29606 Greenville, SC 5.7 mi
29608 Greenville, SC 5.7 mi
29610 Greenville, SC 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29609?

29609 is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County, part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9126, -82.3882.

What county is 29609 in?

29609 lies in Greenville County.

What area code is 29609?

Greenville uses area codes 864 and 821, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29609 in?

29609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29609?

About 32,292 people live in ZIP code 29609, in 13,878 households, at 1,328.9 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 29609?

$65,342 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29609?

The closest are 29614 (3 mi), 29613 (3.1 mi), 29616 (4.2 mi), 29617 (4.4 mi) and 29601 (4.6 mi).

Is 29609 a PO Box ZIP code?

29609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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