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29918

ZIP 29918 is Estill, South Carolina, in Hampton County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampton
Metro area
none
Population
3,799
Coordinates
32.7445, -81.2474
☼ Live from 29918 — Estill, SC

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Where 29918 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29918
  • 🔢 Type 29918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,918 = 2 × 7 × 2137. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29916 (Early Branch, SC, 17 mi away) and 29920 (Saint Helena Island, SC, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29918 becomes 81992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12989, 12998, 18929, 19892, 29819, 89129, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99821 in Auke Bay, AK, 3,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯1,080 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29918 and you would come out at 32.74°S, 98.75°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 107.7 square miles of land, 29918 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,799This ZIP3,799
Households1,482This ZIP1,482
Housing units1,915This ZIP1,915
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$42,665This ZIP$42,665South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$90,200This ZIP$90,200South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$746This ZIP$746South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees706This ZIP706
Annual payroll$38,029,000This ZIP$38,029,000
Tax returns filed1,650This ZIP1,650
Total adjusted gross income$76,859,000This ZIP$76,859,000

Land area

Land area107.71 sq miThis ZIP107.71 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 29918

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ZIP codes near 29918

ZIPCityDistance
29939 Scotia, SC 4.4 mi
29921 Furman, SC 5.6 mi
29923 Gifford, SC 7.2 mi
29932 Luray, SC 8.3 mi
29922 Garnett, SC 11.0 mi
29924 Hampton, SC 12.1 mi
29944 Varnville, SC 12.9 mi
29934 Pineland, SC 13.0 mi
29911 Brunson, SC 13.8 mi
29913 Crocketville, SC 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29918?

29918 is in Estill, South Carolina, in Hampton County. Its published point location is 32.7445, -81.2474.

What county is 29918 in?

29918 lies in Hampton County.

What area code is 29918?

Estill uses area codes 803 and 839, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29918 in?

29918 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29918?

About 3,799 people live in ZIP code 29918, in 1,482 households, at 35.3 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 29918?

$42,665 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29918?

The closest are 29939 (4.4 mi), 29921 (5.6 mi), 29923 (7.2 mi), 29932 (8.3 mi) and 29922 (11 mi).

Is 29918 a PO Box ZIP code?

29918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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