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29926

ZIP 29926 is in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time. Hilton Head Island has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 29925, 29928 and 29938.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
24,458
Coordinates
32.2373, -80.7343
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Where 29926 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29926
  • 🔢 Type 29926 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,926 = 2 × 13 × 1151. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29925 (Hilton Head Island, SC, 4 mi away) and 29927 (Hardeeville, SC, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29926 becomes 62992 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ullin, IL, 590 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22969, 29692, 62992, 92629, 92692, 96922, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96922 in Asan, GU, 8,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,124 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29926 and you would come out at 32.24°S, 99.27°E — 971 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 28.7 square miles of land, 29926 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,458This ZIP24,458
Households11,093This ZIP11,093
Housing units12,660This ZIP12,660
Median age57.9This ZIP57.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$97,948This ZIP$97,948South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$639,400This ZIP$639,400South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,450This ZIP$1,450South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%This ZIP52.1%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density852.2 / sq miThis ZIP852.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,076This ZIP1,076
Employees9,785This ZIP9,785
Annual payroll$501,719,000This ZIP$501,719,000
Tax returns filed13,680This ZIP13,680
Total adjusted gross income$1,856,475,000This ZIP$1,856,475,000

Land area

Land area28.70 sq miThis ZIP28.70 sq mi
Water area13.26 sq miThis ZIP13.26 sq mi

Other place names in 29926

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ZIP codes near 29926

ZIPCityDistance
29925 Hilton Head Island, SC 4.2 mi
29928 Hilton Head Island, SC 5.0 mi
29902 Beaufort, SC 6.3 mi
29905 Parris Island, SC 8.4 mi
29910 Bluffton, SC 9.5 mi
29909 Okatie, SC 9.6 mi
29935 Port Royal, SC 10.3 mi
29915 Daufuskie Island, SC 11.1 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 11.4 mi
29920 Saint Helena Island, SC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29926?

29926 is in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2373, -80.7343.

What county is 29926 in?

29926 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29926?

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

What time zone is 29926 in?

29926 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29926?

About 24,458 people live in ZIP code 29926, in 11,093 households, at 852.2 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 29926?

$97,948 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29926?

The closest are 29925 (4.2 mi), 29928 (5 mi), 29902 (6.3 mi), 29905 (8.4 mi) and 29910 (9.5 mi).

Is 29926 a PO Box ZIP code?

29926 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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