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29920

ZIP 29920 is Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County; area code 843; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
10,606
Coordinates
32.3642, -80.5536
☼ Live from 29920 — Saint Helena Island, SC

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Where 29920 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29920
  • 🔢 Type 29920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 17. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29918 (Estill, SC, 48 mi away) and 29921 (Furman, SC, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29920 becomes 02992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09229, 20299, 22909, 29209, 29290, 29902, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09229 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,490 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,128 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29920 and you would come out at 32.36°S, 99.45°E — 960 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 97.6 square miles of land, 29920 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,606This ZIP10,606
Households4,486This ZIP4,486
Housing units7,163This ZIP7,163
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,744This ZIP$77,744South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$288,700This ZIP$288,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,053This ZIP$1,053South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.4%This ZIP36.4%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density108.7 / sq miThis ZIP108.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees1,229This ZIP1,229
Annual payroll$55,457,000This ZIP$55,457,000
Tax returns filed4,880This ZIP4,880
Total adjusted gross income$440,320,000This ZIP$440,320,000

Land area

Land area97.62 sq miThis ZIP97.62 sq mi
Water area45.26 sq miThis ZIP45.26 sq mi

Other place names in 29920

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ZIP codes near 29920

ZIPCityDistance
29901 Beaufort, SC 4.2 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 6.5 mi
29907 Beaufort, SC 8.1 mi
29902 Beaufort, SC 8.2 mi
29935 Port Royal, SC 8.4 mi
29905 Parris Island, SC 8.6 mi
29903 Beaufort, SC 11.9 mi
29904 Beaufort, SC 12.6 mi
29906 Beaufort, SC 12.9 mi
29926 Hilton Head Island, SC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29920?

29920 is in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3642, -80.5536.

What county is 29920 in?

29920 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29920?

Saint Helena Island uses area code 843, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29920 in?

29920 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29920?

About 10,606 people live in ZIP code 29920, in 4,486 households, at 108.7 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 29920?

$77,744 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29920?

The closest are 29901 (4.2 mi), 29938 (6.5 mi), 29907 (8.1 mi), 29902 (8.2 mi) and 29935 (8.4 mi).

Is 29920 a PO Box ZIP code?

29920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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