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29936

ZIP 29936 is Ridgeland, South Carolina, in Jasper County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jasper
Population
14,989
Coordinates
32.4834, -80.9663
☼ Live from 29936 — Ridgeland, SC

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Where 29936 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29936
  • 🔢 Type 29936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1871. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29935 (Port Royal, SC, 17 mi away) and 29938 (Hilton Head Island, SC, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29936 becomes 63992, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29369, 29639, 29693, 32969, 39269, 39296, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96932 in Hagatna, GU, 8,056 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,103 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29936 and you would come out at 32.48°S, 99.03°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 231.8 square miles of land, 29936 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 176 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,989This ZIP14,989
Households5,801This ZIP5,801
Housing units6,566This ZIP6,566
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$48,986This ZIP$48,986South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$216,800This ZIP$216,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,295This ZIP$1,295South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density64.7 / sq miThis ZIP64.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments455This ZIP455
Employees5,171This ZIP5,171
Annual payroll$252,163,000This ZIP$252,163,000
Tax returns filed6,940This ZIP6,940
Total adjusted gross income$345,523,000This ZIP$345,523,000

Land area

Land area231.76 sq miThis ZIP231.76 sq mi
Water area6.06 sq miThis ZIP6.06 sq mi

Other place names in 29936

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ZIP codes near 29936

ZIPCityDistance
29912 Coosawhatchie, SC 7.3 mi
29941 Sheldon, SC 9.2 mi
29943 Tillman, SC 10.5 mi
29934 Pineland, SC 11.5 mi
29909 Okatie, SC 12.2 mi
29906 Beaufort, SC 12.7 mi
29903 Beaufort, SC 13.7 mi
29931 Lobeco, SC 13.8 mi
29904 Beaufort, SC 14.2 mi
29945 Yemassee, SC 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29936?

29936 is in Ridgeland, South Carolina, in Jasper County, part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4834, -80.9663.

What county is 29936 in?

29936 lies in Jasper County.

What area code is 29936?

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

What time zone is 29936 in?

29936 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29936?

About 14,989 people live in ZIP code 29936, in 5,801 households, at 64.7 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 29936?

$48,986 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29936?

The closest are 29912 (7.3 mi), 29941 (9.2 mi), 29943 (10.5 mi), 29934 (11.5 mi) and 29909 (12.2 mi).

Is 29936 a PO Box ZIP code?

29936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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