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29630

ZIP 29630 is Central, South Carolina, mostly in Pickens County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pickens +1 more
Population
15,982
Coordinates
34.7387, -82.7992
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Where 29630 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29630
  • 🔢 Type 29630 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,630 = 2 × 5 × 2963. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29628 (Calhoun Falls, SC, 47 mi away) and 29631 (Clemson, SC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29630 becomes 03692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯934 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29630 and you would come out at 34.74°S, 97.20°E — 1,092 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 61.6 square miles of land, 29630 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,982This ZIP15,982
Households6,973This ZIP6,973
Housing units7,937This ZIP7,937
Median age30.0This ZIP30.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,264This ZIP$55,264South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$234,500This ZIP$234,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$906This ZIP$906South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%This ZIP40.0%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density259.7 / sq miThis ZIP259.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees1,943This ZIP1,943
Annual payroll$64,022,000This ZIP$64,022,000
Tax returns filed6,250This ZIP6,250
Total adjusted gross income$386,439,000This ZIP$386,439,000

Land area

Land area61.55 sq miThis ZIP61.55 sq mi
Water area2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi

Counties 29630 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pickens County 87.7%
Anderson County 12.3%

Other place names in 29630

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 29630

ZIPCityDistance
29667 Norris, SC 3.0 mi
29631 Clemson, SC 4.1 mi
29632 Clemson, SC 4.4 mi
29633 Clemson, SC 4.4 mi
29634 Clemson, SC 4.8 mi
29665 Newry, SC 6.6 mi
29657 Liberty, SC 6.7 mi
29682 Six Mile, SC 7.4 mi
29672 Seneca, SC 7.6 mi
29670 Pendleton, SC 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29630?

29630 is in Central, South Carolina, in Pickens County, part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7387, -82.7992.

What county is 29630 in?

29630 spans 2 counties: Pickens County and Anderson County. Most of it falls in Pickens County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 29630?

Central uses area code 864, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29630 in?

29630 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29630?

About 15,982 people live in ZIP code 29630, in 6,973 households, at 259.7 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 29630?

$55,264 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29630?

The closest are 29667 (3 mi), 29631 (4.1 mi), 29632 (4.4 mi), 29633 (4.4 mi) and 29634 (4.8 mi).

Is 29630 a PO Box ZIP code?

29630 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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