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29856

ZIP 29856 is Windsor, South Carolina, in Aiken County; area codes 803 and 839; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Aiken
Population
3,272
Coordinates
33.4853, -81.5118
☼ Live from 29856 — Windsor, SC

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Where 29856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29856
  • 🔢 Type 29856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 311. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29853 (Williston, SC, 8 mi away) and 29860 (North Augusta, SC, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29856 becomes 65892, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25986, 28659, 29568, 29658, 29685, 56289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,184 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯1,040 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29856 and you would come out at 33.49°S, 98.49°E — 1,014 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 29856 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,272This ZIP3,272
Households1,076This ZIP1,076
Housing units1,218This ZIP1,218
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$50,395This ZIP$50,395South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$151,000This ZIP$151,000South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$829This ZIP$829South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%This ZIP9.2%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density60.2 / sq miThis ZIP60.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$4,065,000This ZIP$4,065,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$66,741,000This ZIP$66,741,000

Land area

Land area54.37 sq miThis ZIP54.37 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 29856

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ZIP codes near 29856

ZIPCityDistance
29839 Montmorenci, SC 5.3 mi
29804 Aiken, SC 6.2 mi
29808 Aiken, SC 6.2 mi
29853 Williston, SC 7.5 mi
29826 Elko, SC 11.2 mi
29803 Aiken, SC 11.2 mi
29809 New Ellenton, SC 11.3 mi
29805 Aiken, SC 12.3 mi
29801 Aiken, SC 12.5 mi
29146 Springfield, SC 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29856?

29856 is in Windsor, South Carolina, in Aiken County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4853, -81.5118.

What county is 29856 in?

29856 lies in Aiken County.

What area code is 29856?

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

What time zone is 29856 in?

29856 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29856?

About 3,272 people live in ZIP code 29856, in 1,076 households, at 60.2 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 29856?

$50,395 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29856?

The closest are 29839 (5.3 mi), 29804 (6.2 mi), 29808 (6.2 mi), 29853 (7.5 mi) and 29826 (11.2 mi).

Is 29856 a PO Box ZIP code?

29856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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