| City: | Clearwater, South Carolina |
| County: | Aiken County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:01:11 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.4969, -81.8954 |
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Clearwater sits in Aiken County, South Carolina, just across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia. This small community operates as a PO Box Only Zone, meaning there's no alternative mail delivery for addresses using the 29822 ZIP code. The Clearwater post office maintains 223 PO Boxes despite having zero residential population within its own boundaries.
The ZIP code exists as a point location within the larger 29842 ZIP code rather than having its own defined territory. Most addressing runs along Jefferson Davis Highway, which accounts for 105 of the 107 street-type records. A second road, Vindench Highway, appears in the records as well.
Local businesses number 14 establishments with 218 employees, making this a small commercial corridor alongside the highway. Neighborhoods in nearby Augusta, Georgia (East Augusta, Goodale Landing, Old Town) lie within 3-4 miles. Clearwater functions as a South Carolina postal outpost for an area oriented toward the Augusta metro.
Residents and businesses here pick up mail at the post office because carrier delivery to street addresses isn't available under this ZIP code. All mail should be addressed to a PO Box in Clearwater, SC 29822.
Street records concentrate along Jefferson Davis Highway, indicating a highway-oriented commercial strip.
ZIP Code 29822 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 225 people with an annual payroll of $4,590,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 272Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,124,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,590,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 225Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29822 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 618,022 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29822. 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: | 618,022Source: 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: | 4514860Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Clearwater CDP; South CarolinaSource: Census |
ZIP Code 29822 is in the Aiken County School District, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 1 public schools and 1 private school(s) in this ZIP Code. 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 January 1, 2026.