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29906

ZIP 29906 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, 29904 and 29907.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
25,342
Coordinates
32.4451, -80.7529
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Where 29906 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29906
  • 🔢 Type 29906 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,906 = 2 × 19 × 787. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29905 (Parris Island, SC, 7 mi away) and 29907 (Beaufort, SC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29906 becomes 60992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09629, 29069, 29609, 29690, 60929, 62909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09629 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,764 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 29906 and you would come out at 32.45°S, 99.25°E — 971 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 45.0 square miles of land, 29906 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,342This ZIP25,342
Households9,862This ZIP9,862
Housing units10,787This ZIP10,787
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,174This ZIP$68,174South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$265,300This ZIP$265,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,475This ZIP$1,475South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density563.6 / sq miThis ZIP563.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments422This ZIP422
Employees4,712This ZIP4,712
Annual payroll$185,115,000This ZIP$185,115,000
Tax returns filed10,500This ZIP10,500
Total adjusted gross income$668,297,000This ZIP$668,297,000

Land area

Land area44.97 sq miThis ZIP44.97 sq mi
Water area8.95 sq miThis ZIP8.95 sq mi

Other place names in 29906

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ZIP codes near 29906

ZIPCityDistance
29903 Beaufort, SC 1.0 mi
29904 Beaufort, SC 2.9 mi
29935 Port Royal, SC 5.5 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 6.5 mi
29905 Parris Island, SC 6.9 mi
29941 Sheldon, SC 7.3 mi
29931 Lobeco, SC 7.5 mi
29940 Seabrook, SC 8.6 mi
29914 Dale, SC 8.6 mi
29907 Beaufort, SC 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29906?

29906 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 32.4451, -80.7529.

What county is 29906 in?

29906 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29906?

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

What time zone is 29906 in?

29906 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29906?

About 25,342 people live in ZIP code 29906, in 9,862 households, at 563.6 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 29906?

$68,174 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29906?

The closest are 29903 (1 mi), 29904 (2.9 mi), 29935 (5.5 mi), 29938 (6.5 mi) and 29905 (6.9 mi).

Is 29906 a PO Box ZIP code?

29906 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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