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29809

ZIP 29809 is New Ellenton, South Carolina, in Aiken County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aiken
Population
2,301
Coordinates
33.4162, -81.6893
☼ Live from 29809 — New Ellenton, SC

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Where 29809 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29809
  • 🔢 Type 29809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,809 = 13 × 2293. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29808 (Aiken, SC, 10 mi away) and 29810 (Allendale, SC, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29809 becomes 90892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09829, 09892, 20899, 28909, 80299, 80929, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09829 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,944 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,034 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29809 and you would come out at 33.42°S, 98.31°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 29809 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,301This ZIP2,301
Households856This ZIP856
Housing units1,024This ZIP1,024
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,234This ZIP$55,234South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$154,800This ZIP$154,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$712This ZIP$712South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density426.4 / sq miThis ZIP426.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees446This ZIP446
Annual payroll$21,197,000This ZIP$21,197,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$54,470,000This ZIP$54,470,000

Land area

Land area5.40 sq miThis ZIP5.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 29809

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ZIP codes near 29809

ZIPCityDistance
29803 Aiken, SC 2.7 mi
29839 Montmorenci, SC 8.2 mi
29851 Warrenville, SC 9.8 mi
29804 Aiken, SC 9.9 mi
29808 Aiken, SC 9.9 mi
29802 Aiken, SC 10.1 mi
29842 Beech Island, SC 10.3 mi
29828 Gloverville, SC 11.0 mi
29856 Windsor, SC 11.3 mi
29834 Langley, SC 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29809?

29809 is in New Ellenton, South Carolina, in Aiken County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4162, -81.6893.

What county is 29809 in?

29809 lies in Aiken County.

What area code is 29809?

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

What time zone is 29809 in?

29809 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29809?

About 2,301 people live in ZIP code 29809, in 856 households, at 426.4 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 29809?

$55,234 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29809?

The closest are 29803 (2.7 mi), 29839 (8.2 mi), 29851 (9.8 mi), 29804 (9.9 mi) and 29808 (9.9 mi).

Is 29809 a PO Box ZIP code?

29809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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