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29824

ZIP 29824 is Edgefield, South Carolina, mostly in Edgefield County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Edgefield +1 more
Population
7,789
Coordinates
33.8145, -81.9939
☼ Live from 29824 — Edgefield, SC

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Where 29824 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29824
  • 🔢 Type 29824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 233. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29822 (Clearwater, SC, 23 mi away) and 29826 (Elko, SC, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29824 becomes 42892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22849, 22948, 24829, 24892, 28429, 29482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98422 in Tacoma, WA, 2,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,005 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29824 and you would come out at 33.81°S, 98.01°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 234.3 square miles of land, 29824 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 178 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,789This ZIP7,789
Households2,551This ZIP2,551
Housing units3,117This ZIP3,117
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,396This ZIP$56,396South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$156,200This ZIP$156,200South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$741This ZIP$741South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density33.2 / sq miThis ZIP33.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees1,574This ZIP1,574
Annual payroll$69,203,000This ZIP$69,203,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$177,027,000This ZIP$177,027,000

Land area

Land area234.27 sq miThis ZIP234.27 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Counties 29824 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Edgefield County 98.3%
Saluda County 1.8%

Other place names in 29824

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

ZIP codes near 29824

ZIPCityDistance
29838 Modoc, SC 10.1 mi
29832 Johnston, SC 11.0 mi
29847 Trenton, SC 11.4 mi
29848 Troy, SC 11.5 mi
29845 Plum Branch, SC 12.6 mi
29844 Parksville, SC 12.8 mi
29860 North Augusta, SC 13.8 mi
29821 Clarks Hill, SC 14.1 mi
29899 Mc Cormick, SC 16.7 mi
29166 Ward, SC 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29824?

29824 is in Edgefield, South Carolina, in Edgefield County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8145, -81.9939.

What county is 29824 in?

29824 spans 2 counties: Edgefield County and Saluda County. Most of it falls in Edgefield County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 29824?

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

What time zone is 29824 in?

29824 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29824?

About 7,789 people live in ZIP code 29824, in 2,551 households, at 33.2 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 29824?

$56,396 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29824?

The closest are 29838 (10.1 mi), 29832 (11 mi), 29847 (11.4 mi), 29848 (11.5 mi) and 29845 (12.6 mi).

Is 29824 a PO Box ZIP code?

29824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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