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29646

ZIP 29646 is in Greenwood, South Carolina, mostly in Greenwood County; area codes 864 and 821; Eastern time. Greenwood has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 29647, 29648 and 29649.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greenwood +1 more
Metro area
Greenwood, SC
Population
27,902
Coordinates
34.1361, -82.1485
☼ Live from 29646 — Greenwood, SC

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Where 29646 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29646
  • 🔢 Type 29646 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,646 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 61. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29645 (Gray Court, SC, 31 mi away) and 29647 (Greenwood, SC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29646 becomes 64692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24966, 29466, 29664, 46296, 46926, 46962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96264 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,247 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯987 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29646 and you would come out at 34.14°S, 97.85°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 101.4 square miles of land, 29646 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,902This ZIP27,902
Households10,875This ZIP10,875
Housing units11,873This ZIP11,873
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$44,441This ZIP$44,441South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$142,400This ZIP$142,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density275.2 / sq miThis ZIP275.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments480This ZIP480
Employees11,257This ZIP11,257
Annual payroll$606,305,000This ZIP$606,305,000
Tax returns filed10,730This ZIP10,730
Total adjusted gross income$541,145,000This ZIP$541,145,000

Land area

Land area101.38 sq miThis ZIP101.38 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 29646 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Greenwood County 96.0%
Abbeville County 4.0%

Other place names in 29646

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ZIP codes near 29646

ZIPCityDistance
29647 Greenwood, SC 3.1 mi
29648 Greenwood, SC 5.4 mi
29649 Greenwood, SC 7.1 mi
29819 Bradley, SC 7.8 mi
29666 Ninety Six, SC 9.8 mi
29695 Hodges, SC 11.8 mi
29848 Troy, SC 12.4 mi
29653 Hodges, SC 12.7 mi
29332 Cross Hill, SC 14.2 mi
29384 Waterloo, SC 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29646?

29646 is in Greenwood, South Carolina, in Greenwood County, part of the Greenwood, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1361, -82.1485.

What county is 29646 in?

29646 spans 2 counties: Greenwood County and Abbeville County. Most of it falls in Greenwood 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 29646?

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

What time zone is 29646 in?

29646 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29646?

About 27,902 people live in ZIP code 29646, in 10,875 households, at 275.2 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 29646?

$44,441 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29646?

The closest are 29647 (3.1 mi), 29648 (5.4 mi), 29649 (7.1 mi), 29819 (7.8 mi) and 29666 (9.8 mi).

Is 29646 a PO Box ZIP code?

29646 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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