Monetta is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, home to about 282 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 29105.
Homes sold for a median of $240 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population282409 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$240Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Monetta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Monetta
Distances
Nearest major airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)104 miles away
Closer regional airport
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Charlotte, NC106 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA557 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Monetta; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Monetta
U.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 2nd DistrictJoe Wilson (R)
U.S. Representative · South Carolina’s 3rd DistrictSheri Biggs (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Monetta had 205 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 385th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 47.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Batesburg, SC weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Aiken County
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).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Monetta.
Nearest hospitals
Aiken Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Aiken18.1 miles
Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self RCritical access hospital · emergency room · Edgefield19.3 miles
Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Columbia30.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
2
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.
Schools in Monetta
Public schools here are run by Aiken 01. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ HighMonetta
6–12
460
Public
1.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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