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29689

ZIP 29689 is Townville, South Carolina, mostly in Anderson County; area codes 864 and 821; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anderson +1 more
Population
4,057
Coordinates
34.5367, -82.8759
☼ Live from 29689 — Townville, SC

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Where 29689 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29689
  • 🔢 Type 29689 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,689 = 11 × 2699. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001111111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29688 (Tigerville, SC, 46 mi away) and 29690 (Travelers Rest, SC, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29689 becomes 98692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28699, 62899, 62998, 68929, 92698, 92869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96928 in Agat, GU, 7,892 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯937 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29689 and you would come out at 34.54°S, 97.12°E — 1,096 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 34.6 square miles of land, 29689 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,057This ZIP4,057
Households1,859This ZIP1,859
Housing units2,597This ZIP2,597
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$72,951This ZIP$72,951South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$341,600This ZIP$341,600South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$854This ZIP$854South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.2%This ZIP39.2%
Mean commute35.6 minThis ZIP35.6 min
Population density117.4 / sq miThis ZIP117.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees415This ZIP415
Annual payroll$21,825,000This ZIP$21,825,000
Tax returns filed2,140This ZIP2,140
Total adjusted gross income$181,050,000This ZIP$181,050,000

Land area

Land area34.55 sq miThis ZIP34.55 sq mi
Water area6.73 sq miThis ZIP6.73 sq mi

Counties 29689 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Anderson County 88.5%
Oconee County 11.5%

ZIP codes near 29689

ZIPCityDistance
29643 Fair Play, SC 6.0 mi
29625 Anderson, SC 6.4 mi
29623 Anderson, SC 7.2 mi
29678 Seneca, SC 7.6 mi
29677 Sandy Springs, SC 8.0 mi
29626 Anderson, SC 8.6 mi
29656 La France, SC 8.8 mi
29634 Clemson, SC 9.9 mi
29632 Clemson, SC 10.4 mi
29633 Clemson, SC 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29689?

29689 is in Townville, South Carolina, in Anderson County, part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5367, -82.8759.

What county is 29689 in?

29689 spans 2 counties: Anderson County and Oconee County. Most of it falls in Anderson 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 29689?

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

What time zone is 29689 in?

29689 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29689?

About 4,057 people live in ZIP code 29689, in 1,859 households, at 117.4 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 29689?

$72,951 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29689?

The closest are 29643 (6 mi), 29625 (6.4 mi), 29623 (7.2 mi), 29678 (7.6 mi) and 29677 (8 mi).

Is 29689 a PO Box ZIP code?

29689 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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