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29905

ZIP 29905 is Parris Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
1,729
Coordinates
32.3554, -80.7003
☼ Live from 29905 — Parris Island, SC

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Where 29905 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29905
  • 🔢 Type 29905 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,905 = 5 × 5981. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29904 (Beaufort, SC, 9 mi away) and 29906 (Beaufort, SC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29905 becomes 50992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09259, 20599, 25909, 29059, 29590, 52099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09259 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29905 and you would come out at 32.36°S, 99.30°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 29905 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,729This ZIP1,729
Households0
Housing units0
Median age21.0This ZIP21.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute6.5 minThis ZIP6.5 min
Population density610.1 / sq miThis ZIP610.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees342This ZIP342
Annual payroll$11,739,000This ZIP$11,739,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$3,347,000This ZIP$3,347,000

Land area

Land area2.83 sq miThis ZIP2.83 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Other place names in 29905

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

ZIP codes near 29905

ZIPCityDistance
29935 Port Royal, SC 1.9 mi
29902 Beaufort, SC 2.8 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 3.3 mi
29903 Beaufort, SC 6.5 mi
29906 Beaufort, SC 6.9 mi
29926 Hilton Head Island, SC 8.4 mi
29920 Saint Helena Island, SC 8.6 mi
29904 Beaufort, SC 8.6 mi
29909 Okatie, SC 8.7 mi
29901 Beaufort, SC 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29905?

29905 is in Parris Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3554, -80.7003.

What county is 29905 in?

29905 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29905?

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

What time zone is 29905 in?

29905 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29905?

About 1,729 people live in ZIP code 29905, at 610.1 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 29905?

The closest are 29935 (1.9 mi), 29902 (2.8 mi), 29938 (3.3 mi), 29903 (6.5 mi) and 29906 (6.9 mi).

Is 29905 a PO Box ZIP code?

29905 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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