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29831

ZIP 29831 is Jackson, South Carolina, in Aiken County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aiken
Population
4,394
Coordinates
33.3387, -81.8641
☼ Live from 29831 — Jackson, SC

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Where 29831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29831
  • 🔢 Type 29831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,831 = 23 × 1297. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29829 (Graniteville, SC, 16 mi away) and 29832 (Johnston, SC, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29831 becomes 13892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12839, 12983, 18239, 18923, 18932, 19382, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98231 in Blaine, WA, 2,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29831 and you would come out at 33.34°S, 98.14°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 64.2 square miles of land, 29831 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,394This ZIP4,394
Households1,879This ZIP1,879
Housing units1,943This ZIP1,943
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,790This ZIP$53,790South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density68.5 / sq miThis ZIP68.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees937This ZIP937
Annual payroll$58,723,000This ZIP$58,723,000
Tax returns filed1,680This ZIP1,680
Total adjusted gross income$99,103,000This ZIP$99,103,000

Land area

Land area64.17 sq miThis ZIP64.17 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Other place names in 29831

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ZIP codes near 29831

ZIPCityDistance
30906 Augusta, GA 6.0 mi
29842 Beech Island, SC 8.2 mi
30901 Augusta, GA 8.6 mi
30812 Gracewood, GA 9.7 mi
29822 Clearwater, SC 11.1 mi
29816 Bath, SC 11.3 mi
29809 New Ellenton, SC 11.4 mi
30912 Augusta, GA 11.6 mi
29851 Warrenville, SC 12.2 mi
29803 Aiken, SC 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29831?

29831 is in Jackson, South Carolina, in Aiken County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3387, -81.8641.

What county is 29831 in?

29831 lies in Aiken County.

What area code is 29831?

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

What time zone is 29831 in?

29831 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29831?

About 4,394 people live in ZIP code 29831, in 1,879 households, at 68.5 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 29831?

$53,790 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29831?

The closest are 30906 (6 mi), 29842 (8.2 mi), 30901 (8.6 mi), 30812 (9.7 mi) and 29822 (11.1 mi).

Is 29831 a PO Box ZIP code?

29831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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