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29928

ZIP 29928 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, 29926 and 29938.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Population
15,785
Coordinates
32.1671, -80.7536
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Where 29928 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29928
  • 🔢 Type 29928 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,928 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29927 (Hardeeville, SC, 19 mi away) and 29929 (Islandton, SC, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29928 becomes 82992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22989, 28299, 29829, 82929, 98229, 98292, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98229 in Bellingham, WA, 2,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,125 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29928 and you would come out at 32.17°S, 99.25°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 20.7 square miles of land, 29928 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,785This ZIP15,785
Households8,462This ZIP8,462
Housing units18,964This ZIP18,964
Median age63.2This ZIP63.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$97,576This ZIP$97,576South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$797,700This ZIP$797,700South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,541This ZIP$1,541South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.9%This ZIP63.9%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density762.4 / sq miThis ZIP762.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,089This ZIP1,089
Employees12,894This ZIP12,894
Annual payroll$602,563,000This ZIP$602,563,000
Tax returns filed8,820This ZIP8,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,891,281,000This ZIP$1,891,281,000

Land area

Land area20.70 sq miThis ZIP20.70 sq mi
Water area7.32 sq miThis ZIP7.32 sq mi

Other place names in 29928

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ZIP codes near 29928

ZIPCityDistance
29925 Hilton Head Island, SC 4.2 mi
29926 Hilton Head Island, SC 5.0 mi
29915 Daufuskie Island, SC 7.1 mi
29910 Bluffton, SC 9.0 mi
29902 Beaufort, SC 11.2 mi
29909 Okatie, SC 13.0 mi
29905 Parris Island, SC 13.4 mi
31328 Tybee Island, GA 13.8 mi
29935 Port Royal, SC 15.3 mi
29938 Hilton Head Island, SC 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29928?

29928 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 32.1671, -80.7536.

What county is 29928 in?

29928 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 29928?

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

What time zone is 29928 in?

29928 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29928?

About 15,785 people live in ZIP code 29928, in 8,462 households, at 762.4 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 29928?

$97,576 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29928?

The closest are 29925 (4.2 mi), 29926 (5 mi), 29915 (7.1 mi), 29910 (9 mi) and 29902 (11.2 mi).

Is 29928 a PO Box ZIP code?

29928 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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