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30038

ZIP 30038 is in Lithonia, Georgia, in DeKalb County; area codes 770, 678, 470 and 943; Eastern time. Lithonia has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 30058.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
DeKalb
Population
43,776
Coordinates
33.6665, -84.1399
☼ Live from 30038 — Lithonia, GA

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Where 30038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30038
  • 🔢 Type 30038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,038 = 2 × 23 × 653. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111010101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30037 (Decatur, GA, 12 mi away) and 30039 (Snellville, GA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30038 becomes 83003, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03038, 03803, 03830, 08033, 08330, 30083, …). The farthest-flung twin is 80303 in Boulder, CO, 1,240 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯904 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30038 and you would come out at 33.67°S, 95.86°E — 1,166 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 28.8 square miles of land, 30038 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,776This ZIP43,776
Households14,635This ZIP14,635
Housing units17,114This ZIP17,114
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,694This ZIP$73,694Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$247,000This ZIP$247,000Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,685This ZIP$1,685Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%This ZIP35.4%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density1,519.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,519.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments487This ZIP487
Employees6,410This ZIP6,410
Annual payroll$239,065,000This ZIP$239,065,000
Tax returns filed20,060This ZIP20,060
Total adjusted gross income$1,007,786,000This ZIP$1,007,786,000

Land area

Land area28.80 sq miThis ZIP28.80 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 30038

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ZIP codes near 30038

ZIPCityDistance
30058 Lithonia, GA 5.3 mi
30035 Decatur, GA 5.5 mi
30074 Redan, GA 5.5 mi
30094 Conyers, GA 6.3 mi
30034 Decatur, GA 6.5 mi
30088 Stone Mountain, GA 6.7 mi
30294 Ellenwood, GA 7.5 mi
30281 Stockbridge, GA 8.2 mi
30012 Conyers, GA 8.7 mi
30032 Decatur, GA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30038?

30038 is in Lithonia, Georgia, in DeKalb County, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6665, -84.1399.

What county is 30038 in?

30038 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 30038?

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

What time zone is 30038 in?

30038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30038?

About 43,776 people live in ZIP code 30038, in 14,635 households, at 1,519.9 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 30038?

$73,694 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30038?

The closest are 30058 (5.3 mi), 30035 (5.5 mi), 30074 (5.5 mi), 30094 (6.3 mi) and 30034 (6.5 mi).

Is 30038 a PO Box ZIP code?

30038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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