| City: | Aiken, South Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Ei Dupont Corp |
| County: | Aiken County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:11:32 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 33.2484, -81.6132 |
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The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile U.S. Department of Energy facility, operates under dedicated ZIP code 29808 in Aiken County, South Carolina. Originally known as the Savannah River Plant, the facility was built in the 1950s after President Truman contracted DuPont in 1950 to produce plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War. DuPont managed operations until 1989 when Westinghouse Electric assumed control. The USPS assigned this unique designation in June 2012.
Postal records show delivery points at Westinghouse and WSR (Westinghouse Savannah River) facilities, reflecting the current management structure. Census Business Patterns data indicates over 8,500 employees work at the site. Today SRS focuses on environmental stewardship, cleanup, and nuclear materials disposition rather than weapons production. Aiken is the valid mailing city for correspondence to this secure federal installation.
| Establishments: | 12 |
| Employment: | 8,587 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 29808 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 6,579 people with an annual payroll of $699,671,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $165,202,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $699,671,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 6,579Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29808 is located in Aiken County, South Carolina, within the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12260) and South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 556,877 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29808. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12260Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 556,877Source: Census |
| MSA: | Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3022.17 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4500550Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Aiken city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29808 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.