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29847

ZIP 29847 is Trenton, 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
5,554
Coordinates
33.7041, -81.8473
☼ Live from 29847 — Trenton, SC

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Where 29847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29847
  • 🔢 Type 29847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,847 = 3 × 9949. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29846 (Sycamore, SC, 59 mi away) and 29848 (Troy, SC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29847 becomes 74892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 2,312 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,016 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29847 and you would come out at 33.70°S, 98.15°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 90.3 square miles of land, 29847 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,554This ZIP5,554
Households1,985This ZIP1,985
Housing units2,262This ZIP2,262
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,713This ZIP$56,713South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$153,200This ZIP$153,200South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density61.5 / sq miThis ZIP61.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees1,768This ZIP1,768
Annual payroll$116,386,000This ZIP$116,386,000
Tax returns filed2,350This ZIP2,350
Total adjusted gross income$161,654,000This ZIP$161,654,000

Land area

Land area90.31 sq miThis ZIP90.31 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 29847 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Edgefield County 75.6%
Aiken County 24.4%

Other place names in 29847

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

ZIP codes near 29847

ZIPCityDistance
29850 Vaucluse, SC 6.7 mi
29829 Graniteville, SC 9.0 mi
29832 Johnston, SC 9.6 mi
29860 North Augusta, SC 10.0 mi
29824 Edgefield, SC 11.4 mi
29129 Ridge Spring, SC 11.6 mi
29801 Aiken, SC 12.1 mi
29802 Aiken, SC 12.4 mi
29828 Gloverville, SC 12.5 mi
29834 Langley, SC 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29847?

29847 is in Trenton, South Carolina, in Edgefield County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7041, -81.8473.

What county is 29847 in?

29847 spans 2 counties: Edgefield County and Aiken 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 29847?

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

What time zone is 29847 in?

29847 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29847?

About 5,554 people live in ZIP code 29847, in 1,985 households, at 61.5 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 29847?

$56,713 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29847?

The closest are 29850 (6.7 mi), 29829 (9 mi), 29832 (9.6 mi), 29860 (10 mi) and 29824 (11.4 mi).

Is 29847 a PO Box ZIP code?

29847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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