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29801

ZIP 29801 is in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time. Aiken has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 29802, 29803, 29804, 29805 and 29808.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aiken
Population
31,108
Coordinates
33.5859, -81.6917
☼ Live from 29801 — Aiken, SC

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Where 29801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29801
  • 🔢 Type 29801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,801 = 17 × 1753. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29745 (York, SC, 101 mi away) and 29802 (Aiken, SC, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29801 becomes 10892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01982, 02189, 02891, 02918, 08219, 09128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09812 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,506 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29801 and you would come out at 33.59°S, 98.31°E — 1,025 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 88.9 square miles of land, 29801 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,108This ZIP31,108
Households11,792This ZIP11,792
Housing units14,143This ZIP14,143
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$59,573This ZIP$59,573South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$174,100This ZIP$174,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,059This ZIP$1,059South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%This ZIP29.7%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density349.9 / sq miThis ZIP349.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments785This ZIP785
Employees12,484This ZIP12,484
Annual payroll$653,726,000This ZIP$653,726,000
Tax returns filed12,150This ZIP12,150
Total adjusted gross income$779,335,000This ZIP$779,335,000

Land area

Land area88.91 sq miThis ZIP88.91 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 29801

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 29801

ZIPCityDistance
29802 Aiken, SC 2.4 mi
29805 Aiken, SC 5.9 mi
29804 Aiken, SC 6.2 mi
29808 Aiken, SC 6.2 mi
29850 Vaucluse, SC 7.0 mi
29839 Montmorenci, SC 7.6 mi
29851 Warrenville, SC 8.8 mi
29828 Gloverville, SC 9.0 mi
29803 Aiken, SC 9.2 mi
29829 Graniteville, SC 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29801?

29801 is in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5859, -81.6917.

What county is 29801 in?

29801 lies in Aiken County.

What area code is 29801?

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

What time zone is 29801 in?

29801 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29801?

About 31,108 people live in ZIP code 29801, in 11,792 households, at 349.9 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 29801?

$59,573 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29801?

The closest are 29802 (2.4 mi), 29805 (5.9 mi), 29804 (6.2 mi), 29808 (6.2 mi) and 29850 (7 mi).

Is 29801 a PO Box ZIP code?

29801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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