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29712

ZIP 29712 is Edgemoor, South Carolina, mostly in Chester County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chester +1 more
Population
2,047
Coordinates
34.7980, -80.9755
☼ Live from 29712 — Edgemoor, SC

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Where 29712 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29712
  • 🔢 Type 29712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 619. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29710 (Clover, SC, 25 mi away) and 29714 (Fort Lawn, SC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29712 becomes 21792 — and that is a real ZIP code: Unionville, MD, 385 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12729, 12792, 12927, 12972, 17229, 17922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97122 in Hebo, OR, 2,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,026 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29712 and you would come out at 34.80°S, 99.02°E — 990 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 28.8 square miles of land, 29712 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,047This ZIP2,047
Households849This ZIP849
Housing units973This ZIP973
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,656This ZIP$62,656South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$208,900This ZIP$208,900South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density71.1 / sq miThis ZIP71.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$6,383,000This ZIP$6,383,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$73,490,000This ZIP$73,490,000

Land area

Land area28.81 sq miThis ZIP28.81 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 29712 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chester County 85.0%
York County 15.0%

ZIP codes near 29712

ZIPCityDistance
29724 Lando, SC 2.6 mi
29704 Catawba, SC 4.4 mi
29730 Rock Hill, SC 6.5 mi
29714 Fort Lawn, SC 6.8 mi
29729 Richburg, SC 7.7 mi
29744 Van Wyck, SC 8.5 mi
29733 Rock Hill, SC 10.3 mi
29721 Lancaster, SC 12.9 mi
29732 Rock Hill, SC 13.4 mi
29720 Lancaster, SC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29712?

29712 is in Edgemoor, South Carolina, in Chester County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7980, -80.9755.

What county is 29712 in?

29712 spans 2 counties: Chester County and York County. Most of it falls in Chester 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 29712?

Edgemoor uses area codes 803 and 839, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29712 in?

29712 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29712?

About 2,047 people live in ZIP code 29712, in 849 households, at 71.1 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 29712?

$62,656 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29712?

The closest are 29724 (2.6 mi), 29704 (4.4 mi), 29730 (6.5 mi), 29714 (6.8 mi) and 29729 (7.7 mi).

Is 29712 a PO Box ZIP code?

29712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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