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29838

ZIP 29838 is Modoc, South Carolina, mostly in Edgefield County; area code 864; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Edgefield +1 more
Population
830
Coordinates
33.7475, -82.1511
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Where 29838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29838
  • 🔢 Type 29838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,838 = 2 × 3 × 4973. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29836 (Martin, SC, 59 mi away) and 29839 (Montmorenci, SC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29838 becomes 83892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23889, 23898, 28398, 29388, 38829, 38928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98382 in Sequim, WA, 2,321 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯999 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29838 and you would come out at 33.75°S, 97.85°E — 1,051 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 29.2 square miles of land, 29838 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population830This ZIP830
Households266This ZIP266
Housing units458This ZIP458
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$97,500This ZIP$97,500South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$229,500This ZIP$229,500South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute51.3 minThis ZIP51.3 min
Population density28.5 / sq miThis ZIP28.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$1,157,000This ZIP$1,157,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$28,952,000This ZIP$28,952,000

Land area

Land area29.16 sq miThis ZIP29.16 sq mi
Water area3.33 sq miThis ZIP3.33 sq mi

Counties 29838 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Edgefield County 67.0%
McCormick County 33.0%

Other place names in 29838

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ZIP codes near 29838

ZIPCityDistance
29844 Parksville, SC 4.5 mi
29845 Plum Branch, SC 6.5 mi
29821 Clarks Hill, SC 7.9 mi
29824 Edgefield, SC 10.1 mi
30809 Evans, GA 13.1 mi
30802 Appling, GA 13.2 mi
29860 North Augusta, SC 13.3 mi
29899 Mc Cormick, SC 13.7 mi
29835 Mc Cormick, SC 14.5 mi
30907 Augusta, GA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29838?

29838 is in Modoc, South Carolina, in Edgefield County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7475, -82.1511.

What county is 29838 in?

29838 spans 2 counties: Edgefield County and McCormick 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 29838?

Modoc uses area code 864, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29838 in?

29838 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29838?

About 830 people live in ZIP code 29838, in 266 households, at 28.5 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 29838?

$97,500 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29838?

The closest are 29844 (4.5 mi), 29845 (6.5 mi), 29821 (7.9 mi), 29824 (10.1 mi) and 30809 (13.1 mi).

Is 29838 a PO Box ZIP code?

29838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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