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30005

ZIP 30005 is in Alpharetta, Georgia, mostly in Fulton County; area codes 404, 770, 678, 470 and 943; Eastern time. Alpharetta has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 30004, 30009, 30022 and 30023.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fulton +1 more
Population
41,836
Coordinates
34.0891, -84.2170
☼ Live from 30005 — Alpharetta, GA

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Where 30005 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30005
  • 🔢 Type 30005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,005 = 5 × 17 × 353. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30004 (Alpharetta, GA, 6 mi away) and 30006 (Marietta, GA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30005 becomes 50003 — and that is a real ZIP code: Adel, IA, 746 miles away.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05030, 50003). The farthest-flung twin is 05030 in Ascutney, VT, 903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯885 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30005 and you would come out at 34.09°S, 95.78°E — 1,171 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 15.8 square miles of land, 30005 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,836This ZIP41,836
Households14,427This ZIP14,427
Housing units15,074This ZIP15,074
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$176,957This ZIP$176,957Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$636,300This ZIP$636,300Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,084This ZIP$2,084Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.5%This ZIP75.5%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density2,649.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,649.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,068This ZIP2,068
Employees43,982This ZIP43,982
Annual payroll$4,383,611,000This ZIP$4,383,611,000
Tax returns filed17,710This ZIP17,710
Total adjusted gross income$2,936,731,000This ZIP$2,936,731,000

Land area

Land area15.79 sq miThis ZIP15.79 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 30005 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fulton County 70.2%
Forsyth County 29.8%

Other place names in 30005

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 30005

ZIPCityDistance
30023 Alpharetta, GA 4.5 mi
30022 Alpharetta, GA 4.7 mi
30009 Alpharetta, GA 5.0 mi
30004 Alpharetta, GA 5.8 mi
30097 Duluth, GA 6.0 mi
30095 Duluth, GA 6.6 mi
30076 Roswell, GA 6.8 mi
30024 Suwanee, GA 7.4 mi
30092 Peachtree Corners, GA 8.1 mi
30096 Duluth, GA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30005?

30005 is in Alpharetta, Georgia, in Fulton County, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0891, -84.2170.

What county is 30005 in?

30005 spans 2 counties: Fulton County and Forsyth County. Most of it falls in Fulton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 30005?

Alpharetta uses area codes 404, 770, 678, 470 and 943, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 30005 in?

30005 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30005?

About 41,836 people live in ZIP code 30005, in 14,427 households, at 2,649.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 30005?

$176,957 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30005?

The closest are 30023 (4.5 mi), 30022 (4.7 mi), 30009 (5 mi), 30004 (5.8 mi) and 30097 (6 mi).

Is 30005 a PO Box ZIP code?

30005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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