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29742

ZIP 29742 is Sharon, South Carolina, mostly in York County; area code 803; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York +1 more
Population
2,492
Coordinates
34.8700, -81.3923
☼ Live from 29742 — Sharon, SC

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Where 29742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29742
  • 🔢 Type 29742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,742 = 2 × 3 × 4957. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010000101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29741 (Ruby, SC, 69 mi away) and 29743 (Smyrna, SC, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29742 becomes 24792, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22749, 22947, 22974, 24279, 24729, 24927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97224 in Portland, OR, 2,276 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,002 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29742 and you would come out at 34.87°S, 98.61°E — 1,014 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 80.7 square miles of land, 29742 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,492This ZIP2,492
Households1,005This ZIP1,005
Housing units1,216This ZIP1,216
Median age57.9This ZIP57.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$52,775This ZIP$52,775South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$218,100This ZIP$218,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,097This ZIP$1,097South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%This ZIP9.6%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density30.9 / sq miThis ZIP30.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees72This ZIP72
Annual payroll$2,635,000This ZIP$2,635,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$66,771,000This ZIP$66,771,000

Land area

Land area80.70 sq miThis ZIP80.70 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 29742 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
York County 84.0%
Chester County 16.0%

Other place names in 29742

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

ZIP codes near 29742

ZIPCityDistance
29717 Hickory Grove, SC 6.4 mi
29364 Lockhart, SC 6.9 mi
29726 Mc Connells, SC 8.9 mi
29743 Smyrna, SC 10.9 mi
29340 Gaffney, SC 13.1 mi
29745 York, SC 13.1 mi
29706 Chester, SC 13.9 mi
29731 Rock Hill, SC 14.8 mi
29734 Rock Hill, SC 14.8 mi
29353 Jonesville, SC 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29742?

29742 is in Sharon, South Carolina, in York County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8700, -81.3923.

What county is 29742 in?

29742 spans 2 counties: York County and Chester County. Most of it falls in York 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 29742?

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

What time zone is 29742 in?

29742 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29742?

About 2,492 people live in ZIP code 29742, in 1,005 households, at 30.9 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 29742?

$52,775 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29742?

The closest are 29717 (6.4 mi), 29364 (6.9 mi), 29726 (8.9 mi), 29743 (10.9 mi) and 29340 (13.1 mi).

Is 29742 a PO Box ZIP code?

29742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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