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29904

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
1,600
Coordinates
32.4788, -80.7220
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Where 29904 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29904
  • 🔢 Type 29904 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,904 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 89. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29903 (Beaufort, SC, 3 mi away) and 29905 (Parris Island, SC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29904 becomes 40992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04929, 04992, 09249, 29409, 29940, 40299, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09249 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,115 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29904 and you would come out at 32.48°S, 99.28°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 29904 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,600This ZIP1,600
Households9This ZIP9
Housing units9This ZIP9
Median age21.5This ZIP21.5South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute5.3 minThis ZIP5.3 min
Population density402.9 / sq miThis ZIP402.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees225This ZIP225
Annual payroll$16,638,000This ZIP$16,638,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$6,513,000This ZIP$6,513,000

Land area

Land area3.97 sq miThis ZIP3.97 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 29904

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

ZIP codes near 29904

ZIPCityDistance
29903 Beaufort, SC 2.5 mi
29906 Beaufort, SC 2.9 mi
29931 Lobeco, SC 5.3 mi
29940 Seabrook, SC 5.7 mi
29914 Dale, SC 5.7 mi
29935 Port Royal, SC 6.8 mi
29941 Sheldon, SC 6.9 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 7.1 mi
29907 Beaufort, SC 7.2 mi
29905 Parris Island, SC 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29904?

29904 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 32.4788, -80.7220.

What county is 29904 in?

29904 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29904?

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

What time zone is 29904 in?

29904 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29904?

About 1,600 people live in ZIP code 29904, in 9 households, at 402.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 29904?

The closest are 29903 (2.5 mi), 29906 (2.9 mi), 29931 (5.3 mi), 29940 (5.7 mi) and 29914 (5.7 mi).

Is 29904 a PO Box ZIP code?

29904 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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