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29902

ZIP 29902 is in Beaufort, South Carolina, in Beaufort County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Beaufort has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 29901, 29903, 29904, 29906 and 29907.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
17,650
Coordinates
32.3176, -80.6822
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Where 29902 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29902
  • 🔢 Type 29902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,902 = 2 × 14951. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29901 (Beaufort, SC, 10 mi away) and 29903 (Beaufort, SC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29902 becomes 20992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09229, 20299, 22909, 29209, 29290, 29920, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09229 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,498 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,123 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29902 and you would come out at 32.32°S, 99.32°E — 967 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 18.1 square miles of land, 29902 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,650This ZIP17,650
Households6,370This ZIP6,370
Housing units7,357This ZIP7,357
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,752This ZIP$69,752South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$349,100This ZIP$349,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,513This ZIP$1,513South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density973.0 / sq miThis ZIP973.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments572This ZIP572
Employees6,323This ZIP6,323
Annual payroll$327,652,000This ZIP$327,652,000
Tax returns filed6,840This ZIP6,840
Total adjusted gross income$596,843,000This ZIP$596,843,000

Land area

Land area18.14 sq miThis ZIP18.14 sq mi
Water area10.96 sq miThis ZIP10.96 sq mi

Other place names in 29902

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

ZIP codes near 29902

ZIPCityDistance
29905 Parris Island, SC 2.8 mi
29935 Port Royal, SC 4.6 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 5.2 mi
29926 Hilton Head Island, SC 6.3 mi
29920 Saint Helena Island, SC 8.2 mi
29903 Beaufort, SC 9.3 mi
29906 Beaufort, SC 9.7 mi
29909 Okatie, SC 9.8 mi
29925 Hilton Head Island, SC 10.0 mi
29901 Beaufort, SC 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29902?

29902 is in Beaufort, South Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3176, -80.6822.

What county is 29902 in?

29902 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29902?

Beaufort uses area codes 843 and 854, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29902 in?

29902 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29902?

About 17,650 people live in ZIP code 29902, in 6,370 households, at 973.0 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 29902?

$69,752 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29902?

The closest are 29905 (2.8 mi), 29935 (4.6 mi), 29938 (5.2 mi), 29926 (6.3 mi) and 29920 (8.2 mi).

Is 29902 a PO Box ZIP code?

29902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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