Home Services in Aiken County, South Carolina

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Aiken County facts

What Home Service Pros work with in Aiken County.

• The houses. Aiken County has about 78,715 homes and 171,949 people; 76.7% of homes are owner occupied, the median home is worth $199,500, and the typical one was built around 1988 (U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023).
• Permits. Aiken County Planning and Development, Codes Division, for the unincorporated county (803-642-1518), 1930 University Parkway, Suite 2800, Aiken. The cities of Aiken (803-642-7675) and North Augusta (803-441-4223) run their own building offices. The county says a fence under 6 feet and a structure under 200 square feet need no permit. South Carolina requires a residential builder’s license for work over $5,000 and a specialty contractor registration over $500.
• Utilities. Water and sewer from the cities of Aiken and North Augusta inside their limits, with the Aiken County Public Service Authority treating wastewater for both; electricity from Dominion Energy South Carolina in the towns and Aiken Electric Cooperative in the rural county; natural gas from Dominion Energy (the former SCE&G) in selected areas.
• The ground. Sandhills country: sandy soil that drains fast and washes out where water concentrates, with the Savannah River floodplain along the North Augusta riverfront. The 2023 USDA map puts the ZIP codes for Aiken and North Augusta in zone 8b.
• Storms. Hurricane Helene, September 26 and 27, 2024: the National Weather Service estimated Aiken County gusts at 80 to 100 mph and counted 35 homes destroyed and 1,288 damaged, with widespread trees and power lines down and large sections of the county without power.
• Termites. The federal termite infestation probability map puts all of Georgia and South Carolina in its "very heavy" zone, the highest level, which is why lenders here ask for a termite letter.
• Towns and areas. Aiken, North Augusta, Belvedere, the Winter Colony historic districts, Hammond’s Ferry, Hammond Hills, Aiken Estates, Forest Heights, Crosland Park.
• Landmarks. The Savannah River Site (310 square miles of Department of Energy land in Aiken, Barnwell and Allendale counties), Hitchcock Woods, the Aiken Training Track and polo fields, the North Augusta Greeneway and SRP Park.