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29916

ZIP 29916 is Early Branch, South Carolina, mostly in Hampton County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampton +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,470
Coordinates
32.7290, -80.9587
☼ Live from 29916 — Early Branch, SC

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Where 29916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29916
  • 🔢 Type 29916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 277. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29915 (Daufuskie Island, SC, 43 mi away) and 29918 (Estill, SC, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29916 becomes 61992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12969, 12996, 16929, 19962, 29169, 29691, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96912 in Dededo, GU, 8,045 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,095 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29916 and you would come out at 32.73°S, 99.04°E — 982 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 63.5 square miles of land, 29916 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,470This ZIP1,470
Households607This ZIP607
Housing units648This ZIP648
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,982This ZIP$70,982South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$123,800This ZIP$123,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.4%This ZIP4.4%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density23.2 / sq miThis ZIP23.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees411This ZIP411
Annual payroll$17,752,000This ZIP$17,752,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$32,879,000This ZIP$32,879,000

Land area

Land area63.47 sq miThis ZIP63.47 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 29916 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hampton County 63.0%
Jasper County 37.0%

Other place names in 29916

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

ZIP codes near 29916

ZIPCityDistance
29944 Varnville, SC 6.4 mi
29945 Yemassee, SC 10.0 mi
29912 Coosawhatchie, SC 10.1 mi
29934 Pineland, SC 12.9 mi
29921 Furman, SC 13.2 mi
29924 Hampton, SC 13.5 mi
29913 Crocketville, SC 14.7 mi
29941 Sheldon, SC 15.7 mi
29933 Miley, SC 15.7 mi
29929 Islandton, SC 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29916?

29916 is in Early Branch, South Carolina, in Hampton County. Its published point location is 32.7290, -80.9587.

What county is 29916 in?

29916 spans 2 counties: Hampton County and Jasper County. Most of it falls in Hampton 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 29916?

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

What time zone is 29916 in?

29916 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29916?

About 1,470 people live in ZIP code 29916, in 607 households, at 23.2 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 29916?

$70,982 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29916?

The closest are 29944 (6.4 mi), 29945 (10 mi), 29912 (10.1 mi), 29934 (12.9 mi) and 29921 (13.2 mi).

Is 29916 a PO Box ZIP code?

29916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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