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29621

ZIP 29621 is in Anderson, South Carolina, in Anderson County; area codes 864 and 821; Eastern time. Anderson has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 29622, 29623, 29624, 29625 and 29626.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anderson
Population
46,482
Coordinates
34.5063, -82.6036
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Where 29621 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29621
  • 🔢 Type 29621 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,621 = 19 × 1559. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29620 (Abbeville, SC, 25 mi away) and 29622 (Anderson, SC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29621 becomes 12692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12926, 12962, 16229, 16922, 21629, 26219, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96212 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯952 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29621 and you would come out at 34.51°S, 97.40°E — 1,080 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 87.1 square miles of land, 29621 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,482This ZIP46,482
Households18,241This ZIP18,241
Housing units19,589This ZIP19,589
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,256This ZIP$74,256South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$278,400This ZIP$278,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%This ZIP37.8%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density533.5 / sq miThis ZIP533.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,340This ZIP1,340
Employees32,235This ZIP32,235
Annual payroll$1,735,857,000This ZIP$1,735,857,000
Tax returns filed20,080This ZIP20,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,565,791,000This ZIP$1,565,791,000

Land area

Land area87.12 sq miThis ZIP87.12 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Other place names in 29621

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ZIP codes near 29621

ZIPCityDistance
29622 Anderson, SC 2.7 mi
29624 Anderson, SC 5.0 mi
29627 Belton, SC 7.1 mi
29697 Williamston, SC 8.8 mi
29626 Anderson, SC 9.3 mi
29625 Anderson, SC 9.8 mi
29677 Sandy Springs, SC 10.8 mi
29684 Starr, SC 10.9 mi
29670 Pendleton, SC 11.7 mi
29656 La France, SC 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29621?

29621 is in Anderson, South Carolina, in Anderson County, part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5063, -82.6036.

What county is 29621 in?

29621 lies in Anderson County.

What area code is 29621?

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

What time zone is 29621 in?

29621 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29621?

About 46,482 people live in ZIP code 29621, in 18,241 households, at 533.5 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 29621?

$74,256 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29621?

The closest are 29622 (2.7 mi), 29624 (5 mi), 29627 (7.1 mi), 29697 (8.8 mi) and 29626 (9.3 mi).

Is 29621 a PO Box ZIP code?

29621 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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