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29684

ZIP 29684 is Starr, South Carolina, in Anderson County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anderson
Population
5,913
Coordinates
34.3794, -82.7187
☼ Live from 29684 — Starr, SC

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Where 29684 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29684
  • 🔢 Type 29684 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,684 = 2 × 2 × 41 × 181. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29683 (Slater, SC, 47 mi away) and 29685 (Sunset, SC, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29684 becomes 48692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,711 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯950 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29684 and you would come out at 34.38°S, 97.28°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 58.9 square miles of land, 29684 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,913This ZIP5,913
Households2,206This ZIP2,206
Housing units2,250This ZIP2,250
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,889This ZIP$58,889South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$188,100This ZIP$188,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density100.5 / sq miThis ZIP100.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees356This ZIP356
Annual payroll$23,187,000This ZIP$23,187,000
Tax returns filed2,040This ZIP2,040
Total adjusted gross income$108,871,000This ZIP$108,871,000

Land area

Land area58.86 sq miThis ZIP58.86 sq mi
Water area5.00 sq miThis ZIP5.00 sq mi

Other place names in 29684

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ZIP codes near 29684

ZIPCityDistance
29626 Anderson, SC 6.0 mi
29624 Anderson, SC 6.7 mi
29623 Anderson, SC 7.8 mi
29655 Iva, SC 9.3 mi
29622 Anderson, SC 9.4 mi
29621 Anderson, SC 10.9 mi
30643 Hartwell, GA 11.1 mi
29659 Lowndesville, SC 12.3 mi
29625 Anderson, SC 12.5 mi
29689 Townville, SC 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29684?

29684 is in Starr, South Carolina, in Anderson County, part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3794, -82.7187.

What county is 29684 in?

29684 lies in Anderson County.

What area code is 29684?

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

What time zone is 29684 in?

29684 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29684?

About 5,913 people live in ZIP code 29684, in 2,206 households, at 100.5 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 29684?

$58,889 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29684?

The closest are 29626 (6 mi), 29624 (6.7 mi), 29623 (7.8 mi), 29655 (9.3 mi) and 29622 (9.4 mi).

Is 29684 a PO Box ZIP code?

29684 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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