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29676

ZIP 29676 is Salem, South Carolina, in Oconee County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oconee
Metro area
Seneca, SC
Population
6,016
Coordinates
34.9537, -82.9850
☼ Live from 29676 — Salem, SC

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Where 29676 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29676
  • 🔢 Type 29676 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,676 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2473. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29675 (Richland, SC, 14 mi away) and 29677 (Sandy Springs, SC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29676 becomes 67692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26679, 27966, 29667, 62769, 62796, 62967, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96267 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,094 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯918 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29676 and you would come out at 34.95°S, 97.02°E — 1,104 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 72.1 square miles of land, 29676 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,016This ZIP6,016
Households2,815This ZIP2,815
Housing units3,781This ZIP3,781
Median age64.3This ZIP64.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$92,798This ZIP$92,798South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$416,800This ZIP$416,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$940This ZIP$940South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%This ZIP50.4%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density83.5 / sq miThis ZIP83.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees658This ZIP658
Annual payroll$34,061,000This ZIP$34,061,000
Tax returns filed3,120This ZIP3,120
Total adjusted gross income$455,333,000This ZIP$455,333,000

Land area

Land area72.07 sq miThis ZIP72.07 sq mi
Water area13.55 sq miThis ZIP13.55 sq mi

Other place names in 29676

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

ZIP codes near 29676

ZIPCityDistance
29686 Tamassee, SC 3.9 mi
29685 Sunset, SC 8.2 mi
28717 Cashiers, NC 9.0 mi
28774 Sapphire, NC 9.7 mi
29682 Six Mile, SC 11.0 mi
29664 Mountain Rest, SC 11.7 mi
29696 West Union, SC 12.0 mi
29691 Walhalla, SC 12.9 mi
28747 Lake Toxaway, NC 13.8 mi
29672 Seneca, SC 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29676?

29676 is in Salem, South Carolina, in Oconee County, part of the Seneca, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9537, -82.9850.

What county is 29676 in?

29676 lies in Oconee County.

What area code is 29676?

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

What time zone is 29676 in?

29676 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29676?

About 6,016 people live in ZIP code 29676, in 2,815 households, at 83.5 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 29676?

$92,798 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29676?

The closest are 29686 (3.9 mi), 29685 (8.2 mi), 28717 (9 mi), 28774 (9.7 mi) and 29682 (11 mi).

Is 29676 a PO Box ZIP code?

29676 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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