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29717

ZIP 29717 is Hickory Grove, South Carolina, in York County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
1,644
Coordinates
34.9507, -81.4489
☼ Live from 29717 — Hickory Grove, SC

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Where 29717 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29717
  • 🔢 Type 29717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 29717 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29716 (Fort Mill, SC, 29 mi away) and 29718 (Jefferson, SC, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29717 becomes 71792, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12779, 12977, 17729, 17972, 21779, 21797, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97127 in Lafayette, OR, 2,285 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯997 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29717 and you would come out at 34.95°S, 98.55°E — 1,018 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 37.4 square miles of land, 29717 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,644This ZIP1,644
Households608This ZIP608
Housing units698This ZIP698
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,235This ZIP$68,235South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$168,400This ZIP$168,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,132This ZIP$1,132South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute40.6 minThis ZIP40.6 min
Population density44.0 / sq miThis ZIP44.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$5,922,000This ZIP$5,922,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$38,180,000This ZIP$38,180,000

Land area

Land area37.36 sq miThis ZIP37.36 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 29717

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 29717

ZIPCityDistance
29743 Smyrna, SC 5.4 mi
29742 Sharon, SC 6.4 mi
29340 Gaffney, SC 7.9 mi
29364 Lockhart, SC 11.2 mi
29702 Blacksburg, SC 11.5 mi
29342 Gaffney, SC 11.9 mi
29726 Mc Connells, SC 13.6 mi
29745 York, SC 13.6 mi
29353 Jonesville, SC 14.0 mi
29372 Pacolet, SC 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29717?

29717 is in Hickory Grove, South Carolina, in York County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9507, -81.4489.

What county is 29717 in?

29717 lies in York County.

What area code is 29717?

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

What time zone is 29717 in?

29717 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29717?

About 1,644 people live in ZIP code 29717, in 608 households, at 44.0 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 29717?

$68,235 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29717?

The closest are 29743 (5.4 mi), 29742 (6.4 mi), 29340 (7.9 mi), 29364 (11.2 mi) and 29702 (11.5 mi).

Is 29717 a PO Box ZIP code?

29717 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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