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29693

ZIP 29693 is Westminster, South Carolina, in Oconee County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oconee
Metro area
Seneca, SC
Population
15,114
Coordinates
34.6418, -83.1546
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Where 29693 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29693
  • 🔢 Type 29693 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,693 = 23 × 1291. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29692 (Ware Shoals, SC, 56 mi away) and 29695 (Hodges, SC, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29693 becomes 39692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29369, 29639, 29936, 32969, 39269, 39296, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96932 in Hagatna, GU, 7,864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯919 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29693 and you would come out at 34.64°S, 96.85°E — 1,112 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 173.4 square miles of land, 29693 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,114This ZIP15,114
Households6,318This ZIP6,318
Housing units8,315This ZIP8,315
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,503This ZIP$54,503South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$167,900This ZIP$167,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$776This ZIP$776South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density87.2 / sq miThis ZIP87.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments237This ZIP237
Employees2,969This ZIP2,969
Annual payroll$147,573,000This ZIP$147,573,000
Tax returns filed6,420This ZIP6,420
Total adjusted gross income$368,014,000This ZIP$368,014,000

Land area

Land area173.42 sq miThis ZIP173.42 sq mi
Water area5.75 sq miThis ZIP5.75 sq mi

Other place names in 29693

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ZIP codes near 29693

ZIPCityDistance
29675 Richland, SC 9.3 mi
29691 Walhalla, SC 10.7 mi
30557 Martin, GA 11.3 mi
30577 Toccoa, GA 11.5 mi
30538 Eastanollee, GA 11.5 mi
30598 Toccoa Falls, GA 11.8 mi
29679 Seneca, SC 11.8 mi
29658 Long Creek, SC 12.3 mi
29678 Seneca, SC 12.4 mi
29696 West Union, SC 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29693?

29693 is in Westminster, South Carolina, in Oconee County, part of the Seneca, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6418, -83.1546.

What county is 29693 in?

29693 lies in Oconee County.

What area code is 29693?

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

What time zone is 29693 in?

29693 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29693?

About 15,114 people live in ZIP code 29693, in 6,318 households, at 87.2 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 29693?

$54,503 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29693?

The closest are 29675 (9.3 mi), 29691 (10.7 mi), 30557 (11.3 mi), 30577 (11.5 mi) and 30538 (11.5 mi).

Is 29693 a PO Box ZIP code?

29693 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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