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29718

ZIP 29718 is Jefferson, South Carolina, mostly in Chesterfield County; area code 843; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chesterfield +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,133
Coordinates
34.6298, -80.3576
☼ Live from 29718 — Jefferson, SC

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Where 29718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29718
  • 🔢 Type 29718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,718 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 127. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29717 (Hickory Grove, SC, 66 mi away) and 29720 (Lancaster, SC, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29718 becomes 81792, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12789, 12879, 12978, 12987, 17829, 17982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97128 in Mcminnville, OR, 2,358 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,063 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29718 and you would come out at 34.63°S, 99.64°E — 954 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 103.6 square miles of land, 29718 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,133This ZIP4,133
Households1,597This ZIP1,597
Housing units1,761This ZIP1,761
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$59,464This ZIP$59,464South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$127,500This ZIP$127,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$810This ZIP$810South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density39.9 / sq miThis ZIP39.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees309This ZIP309
Annual payroll$16,724,000This ZIP$16,724,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$78,604,000This ZIP$78,604,000

Land area

Land area103.60 sq miThis ZIP103.60 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 29718 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chesterfield County 90.5%
Kershaw County 7.0%
Lancaster County 2.6%

Other place names in 29718

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ZIP codes near 29718

ZIPCityDistance
29727 Mount Croghan, SC 8.1 mi
29728 Pageland, SC 9.7 mi
29741 Ruby, SC 11.3 mi
29067 Kershaw, SC 11.8 mi
29101 Mc Bee, SC 12.1 mi
29009 Bethune, SC 12.9 mi
28133 Peachland, NC 15.8 mi
29709 Chesterfield, SC 15.9 mi
29584 Patrick, SC 17.7 mi
29175 Westville, SC 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29718?

29718 is in Jefferson, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. Its published point location is 34.6298, -80.3576.

What county is 29718 in?

29718 spans 3 counties: Chesterfield County, Kershaw County and Lancaster County. Most of it falls in Chesterfield 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 29718?

Jefferson uses area code 843, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29718 in?

29718 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29718?

About 4,133 people live in ZIP code 29718, in 1,597 households, at 39.9 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 29718?

$59,464 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29718?

The closest are 29727 (8.1 mi), 29728 (9.7 mi), 29741 (11.3 mi), 29067 (11.8 mi) and 29101 (12.1 mi).

Is 29718 a PO Box ZIP code?

29718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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