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29729

ZIP 29729 is Richburg, South Carolina, in Chester County; area code 803; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chester
Population
2,247
Coordinates
34.6891, -81.0068
☼ Live from 29729 — Richburg, SC

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Where 29729 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29729
  • 🔢 Type 29729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,729 = 7 × 31 × 137. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29728 (Pageland, SC, 35 mi away) and 29730 (Rock Hill, SC, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29729 becomes 92792, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27299, 27929, 29927, 79229, 79922, 97229, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99722 in Arctic Village, AK, 3,362 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,027 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29729 and you would come out at 34.69°S, 98.99°E — 991 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 69.6 square miles of land, 29729 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,247This ZIP2,247
Households831This ZIP831
Housing units995This ZIP995
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,618This ZIP$53,618South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$102,500This ZIP$102,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density32.3 / sq miThis ZIP32.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees2,758This ZIP2,758
Annual payroll$156,452,000This ZIP$156,452,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$67,875,000This ZIP$67,875,000

Land area

Land area69.61 sq miThis ZIP69.61 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 29729

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ZIP codes near 29729

ZIPCityDistance
29714 Fort Lawn, SC 5.4 mi
29724 Lando, SC 5.9 mi
29712 Edgemoor, SC 7.7 mi
29055 Great Falls, SC 9.5 mi
29704 Catawba, SC 11.3 mi
29721 Lancaster, SC 12.8 mi
29014 Blackstock, SC 13.0 mi
29706 Chester, SC 13.1 mi
29730 Rock Hill, SC 13.6 mi
29744 Van Wyck, SC 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29729?

29729 is in Richburg, South Carolina, in Chester County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6891, -81.0068.

What county is 29729 in?

29729 lies in Chester County.

What area code is 29729?

Richburg uses area code 803, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29729 in?

29729 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29729?

About 2,247 people live in ZIP code 29729, in 831 households, at 32.3 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 29729?

$53,618 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29729?

The closest are 29714 (5.4 mi), 29724 (5.9 mi), 29712 (7.7 mi), 29055 (9.5 mi) and 29704 (11.3 mi).

Is 29729 a PO Box ZIP code?

29729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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