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29741

ZIP 29741 is Ruby, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County; area code 843; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chesterfield
Metro area
none
Population
1,504
Coordinates
34.7253, -80.1955
☼ Live from 29741 — Ruby, SC

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Where 29741 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29741
  • 🔢 Type 29741 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhLGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 29741 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29734 (Rock Hill, SC, 59 mi away) and 29742 (Sharon, SC, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29741 becomes 14792, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 12974, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97412 in Blachly, OR, 2,374 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,068 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29741 and you would come out at 34.73°S, 99.80°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 37.0 square miles of land, 29741 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,504This ZIP1,504
Households650This ZIP650
Housing units770This ZIP770
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$45,000This ZIP$45,000South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$117,000This ZIP$117,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$729This ZIP$729South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density40.6 / sq miThis ZIP40.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$1,412,000This ZIP$1,412,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$37,134,000This ZIP$37,134,000

Land area

Land area37.04 sq miThis ZIP37.04 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 29741

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

ZIP codes near 29741

ZIPCityDistance
29727 Mount Croghan, SC 3.9 mi
29709 Chesterfield, SC 5.5 mi
28133 Peachland, NC 9.2 mi
29718 Jefferson, SC 11.3 mi
29728 Pageland, SC 12.0 mi
29584 Patrick, SC 13.1 mi
28119 Morven, NC 13.3 mi
28102 Mc Farlan, NC 13.9 mi
29520 Cheraw, SC 15.3 mi
29101 Mc Bee, SC 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29741?

29741 is in Ruby, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. Its published point location is 34.7253, -80.1955.

What county is 29741 in?

29741 lies in Chesterfield County.

What area code is 29741?

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

What time zone is 29741 in?

29741 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29741?

About 1,504 people live in ZIP code 29741, in 650 households, at 40.6 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 29741?

$45,000 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29741?

The closest are 29727 (3.9 mi), 29709 (5.5 mi), 28133 (9.2 mi), 29718 (11.3 mi) and 29728 (12 mi).

Is 29741 a PO Box ZIP code?

29741 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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