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29720

ZIP 29720 is in Lancaster, South Carolina, in Lancaster County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. Lancaster has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 29721 and 29722.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lancaster
Population
53,584
Coordinates
34.7453, -80.7433
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Where 29720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29720
  • 🔢 Type 29720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 743. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29718 (Jefferson, SC, 23 mi away) and 29721 (Lancaster, SC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29720 becomes 02792, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02297, 07922, 09227, 09722, 20792, 22079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09227 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,385 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,039 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29720 and you would come out at 34.75°S, 99.26°E — 976 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 285.0 square miles of land, 29720 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 216 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,584This ZIP53,584
Households20,644This ZIP20,644
Housing units22,777This ZIP22,777
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,969This ZIP$62,969South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$245,500This ZIP$245,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$891This ZIP$891South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density188.0 / sq miThis ZIP188.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments830This ZIP830
Employees9,747This ZIP9,747
Annual payroll$512,100,000This ZIP$512,100,000
Tax returns filed24,220This ZIP24,220
Total adjusted gross income$1,647,231,000This ZIP$1,647,231,000

Land area

Land area284.97 sq miThis ZIP284.97 sq mi
Water area4.10 sq miThis ZIP4.10 sq mi

Other place names in 29720

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ZIP codes near 29720

ZIPCityDistance
29721 Lancaster, SC 3.8 mi
29722 Lancaster, SC 5.0 mi
29744 Van Wyck, SC 9.7 mi
29714 Fort Lawn, SC 10.0 mi
29704 Catawba, SC 11.2 mi
28173 Waxhaw, NC 12.0 mi
29058 Heath Springs, SC 13.2 mi
28108 Mineral Springs, NC 13.5 mi
29712 Edgemoor, SC 13.7 mi
28112 Monroe, NC 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29720?

29720 is in Lancaster, South Carolina, in Lancaster County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7453, -80.7433.

What county is 29720 in?

29720 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 29720?

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

What time zone is 29720 in?

29720 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29720?

About 53,584 people live in ZIP code 29720, in 20,644 households, at 188.0 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 29720?

$62,969 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29720?

The closest are 29721 (3.8 mi), 29722 (5 mi), 29744 (9.7 mi), 29714 (10 mi) and 29704 (11.2 mi).

Is 29720 a PO Box ZIP code?

29720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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