Beech Island is a community in Aiken County, South Carolina, home to about 1,578 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29842.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Beech Island, part in Clearwater and North Augusta
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Beech Island. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)100 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC134 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA585 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Beech Island; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 224th largest of 474 towns in South Carolina by population.
Aiken County grew from 39,032 residents in 1900 to 168,808 in 2020.
Aiken County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 44.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Augusta Bush Fld Ap, GA weather station (9 miles away).
54,369 jobs at 3,067 businesses in Aiken County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Beech Island.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Clearwater and North Augusta.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.