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29696

ZIP 29696 is West Union, South Carolina, in Oconee County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Oconee
Metro area
Seneca, SC
Population
5,154
Coordinates
34.7811, -83.0085
☼ Live from 29696 — West Union, SC

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Where 29696 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29696
  • 🔢 Type 29696 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGgGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,696 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 29. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29695 (Hodges, SC, 55 mi away) and 29697 (Williamston, SC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29696 becomes 69692, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29669, 62969, 62996, 96269, 96926, 99626, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96926 in Sinajana, GU, 7,865 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯922 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29696 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 96.99°E — 1,105 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 21.9 square miles of land, 29696 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,154This ZIP5,154
Households2,017This ZIP2,017
Housing units2,266This ZIP2,266
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,468This ZIP$78,468South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$219,100This ZIP$219,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density235.2 / sq miThis ZIP235.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees1,531This ZIP1,531
Annual payroll$89,538,000This ZIP$89,538,000
Tax returns filed2,350This ZIP2,350
Total adjusted gross income$186,351,000This ZIP$186,351,000

Land area

Land area21.91 sq miThis ZIP21.91 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 29696

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ZIP codes near 29696

ZIPCityDistance
29691 Walhalla, SC 3.9 mi
29675 Richland, SC 4.7 mi
29672 Seneca, SC 4.8 mi
29665 Newry, SC 6.6 mi
29679 Seneca, SC 7.3 mi
29682 Six Mile, SC 9.6 mi
29664 Mountain Rest, SC 10.1 mi
29678 Seneca, SC 10.9 mi
29632 Clemson, SC 11.8 mi
29633 Clemson, SC 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29696?

29696 is in West Union, South Carolina, in Oconee County, part of the Seneca, SC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7811, -83.0085.

What county is 29696 in?

29696 lies in Oconee County.

What area code is 29696?

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

What time zone is 29696 in?

29696 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29696?

About 5,154 people live in ZIP code 29696, in 2,017 households, at 235.2 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 29696?

$78,468 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29696?

The closest are 29691 (3.9 mi), 29675 (4.7 mi), 29672 (4.8 mi), 29665 (6.6 mi) and 29679 (7.3 mi).

Is 29696 a PO Box ZIP code?

29696 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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