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29686

ZIP 29686 is Tamassee, South Carolina, in Oconee County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oconee
Metro area
Seneca, SC
Population
989
Coordinates
34.9582, -83.0531
☼ Live from 29686 — Tamassee, SC

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Where 29686 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29686
  • 🔢 Type 29686 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,686 = 2 × 14843. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001111110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29685 (Sunset, SC, 12 mi away) and 29687 (Taylors, SC, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29686 becomes 68692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28669, 62689, 62869, 62896, 68629, 68926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96826 in Honolulu, HI, 4,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯915 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29686 and you would come out at 34.96°S, 96.95°E — 1,108 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 29686 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population989This ZIP989
Households387This ZIP387
Housing units604This ZIP604
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,313This ZIP$58,313South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$332,500This ZIP$332,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density30.9 / sq miThis ZIP30.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$1,368,000This ZIP$1,368,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$31,145,000This ZIP$31,145,000

Land area

Land area32.05 sq miThis ZIP32.05 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 29686

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ZIP codes near 29686

ZIPCityDistance
29676 Salem, SC 3.9 mi
28717 Cashiers, NC 6.7 mi
29664 Mountain Rest, SC 9.0 mi
28774 Sapphire, NC 9.9 mi
28741 Highlands, NC 11.6 mi
29685 Sunset, SC 11.9 mi
29691 Walhalla, SC 12.1 mi
29696 West Union, SC 12.5 mi
29675 Richland, SC 13.6 mi
29682 Six Mile, SC 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29686?

29686 is in Tamassee, South Carolina, in Oconee County, part of the Seneca, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9582, -83.0531.

What county is 29686 in?

29686 lies in Oconee County.

What area code is 29686?

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

What time zone is 29686 in?

29686 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29686?

About 989 people live in ZIP code 29686, in 387 households, at 30.9 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 29686?

$58,313 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29686?

The closest are 29676 (3.9 mi), 28717 (6.7 mi), 29664 (9 mi), 28774 (9.9 mi) and 28741 (11.6 mi).

Is 29686 a PO Box ZIP code?

29686 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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