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29842

ZIP 29842 is Beech Island, South Carolina, in Aiken County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aiken
Population
8,102
Coordinates
33.4570, -81.8607
☼ Live from 29842 — Beech Island, SC

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Where 29842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29842
  • 🔢 Type 29842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,842 = 2 × 43 × 347. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29841 (North Augusta, SC, 7 mi away) and 29843 (Olar, SC, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29842 becomes 24892 — and that is a real ZIP code: War, WV, 267 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 2,305 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29842 and you would come out at 33.46°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 41.4 square miles of land, 29842 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,102This ZIP8,102
Households3,176This ZIP3,176
Housing units3,561This ZIP3,561
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,949This ZIP$57,949South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$126,800This ZIP$126,800South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density195.9 / sq miThis ZIP195.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees2,969This ZIP2,969
Annual payroll$249,048,000This ZIP$249,048,000
Tax returns filed3,510This ZIP3,510
Total adjusted gross income$216,103,000This ZIP$216,103,000

Land area

Land area41.36 sq miThis ZIP41.36 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 29842

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ZIP codes near 29842

ZIPCityDistance
29822 Clearwater, SC 3.0 mi
29816 Bath, SC 3.2 mi
29834 Langley, SC 4.3 mi
29851 Warrenville, SC 4.5 mi
29828 Gloverville, SC 4.9 mi
30901 Augusta, GA 5.7 mi
29841 North Augusta, SC 6.6 mi
29861 North Augusta, SC 6.8 mi
30912 Augusta, GA 7.4 mi
29829 Graniteville, SC 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29842?

29842 is in Beech Island, South Carolina, in Aiken County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4570, -81.8607.

What county is 29842 in?

29842 lies in Aiken County.

What area code is 29842?

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

What time zone is 29842 in?

29842 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29842?

About 8,102 people live in ZIP code 29842, in 3,176 households, at 195.9 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 29842?

$57,949 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29842?

The closest are 29822 (3 mi), 29816 (3.2 mi), 29834 (4.3 mi), 29851 (4.5 mi) and 29828 (4.9 mi).

Is 29842 a PO Box ZIP code?

29842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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