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30238

ZIP 30238 is in Jonesboro, Georgia, mostly in Clayton County; area codes 404, 770, 678, 470 and 943; Eastern time. Jonesboro has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 30236 and 30237.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clayton +1 more
Population
43,191
Coordinates
33.5018, -84.3822
☼ Live from 30238 — Jonesboro, GA

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Where 30238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30238
  • 🔢 Type 30238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,238 = 2 × 13 × 1163. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30237 (Jonesboro, GA, 2 mi away) and 30240 (Lagrange, GA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30238 becomes 83203 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Hall, ID, 1,648 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02338, 02833, 03238, 03823, 03832, 08323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83302 in Rogerson, ID, 1,749 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯899 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30238 and you would come out at 33.50°S, 95.62°E — 1,180 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 17.3 square miles of land, 30238 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,191This ZIP43,191
Households13,732This ZIP13,732
Housing units15,048This ZIP15,048
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,185This ZIP$62,185Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$232,300This ZIP$232,300Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,588This ZIP$1,588Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density2,497.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,497.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments173This ZIP173
Employees669This ZIP669
Annual payroll$25,797,000This ZIP$25,797,000
Tax returns filed18,880This ZIP18,880
Total adjusted gross income$748,564,000This ZIP$748,564,000

Land area

Land area17.30 sq miThis ZIP17.30 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 30238 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clayton County 86.2%
Fayette County 13.8%

Other place names in 30238

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ZIP codes near 30238

ZIPCityDistance
30237 Jonesboro, GA 1.8 mi
30287 Morrow, GA 1.8 mi
30298 Forest Park, GA 1.8 mi
30236 Jonesboro, GA 3.5 mi
30274 Riverdale, GA 4.0 mi
30296 Riverdale, GA 5.4 mi
30214 Fayetteville, GA 6.0 mi
30250 Lovejoy, GA 6.4 mi
30260 Morrow, GA 6.5 mi
30297 Forest Park, GA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30238?

30238 is in Jonesboro, Georgia, in Clayton County, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5018, -84.3822.

What county is 30238 in?

30238 spans 2 counties: Clayton County and Fayette County. Most of it falls in Clayton 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 30238?

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

What time zone is 30238 in?

30238 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30238?

About 43,191 people live in ZIP code 30238, in 13,732 households, at 2,497.0 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 30238?

$62,185 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30238?

The closest are 30237 (1.8 mi), 30287 (1.8 mi), 30298 (1.8 mi), 30236 (3.5 mi) and 30274 (4 mi).

Is 30238 a PO Box ZIP code?

30238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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