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30286

ZIP 30286 is Thomaston, Georgia, in Upson County; area codes 762 and 706; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Upson
Metro area
Thomaston, GA
Population
24,726
Coordinates
32.8811, -84.3332
☼ Live from 30286 — Thomaston, GA

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Where 30286 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30286
  • 🔢 Type 30286 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBZOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,286 = 2 × 19 × 797. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011001001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30285 (The Rock, GA, 9 mi away) and 30287 (Morrow, GA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30286 becomes 68203, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 1,872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯925 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30286 and you would come out at 32.88°S, 95.67°E — 1,178 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 199.3 square miles of land, 30286 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 151 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,726This ZIP24,726
Households9,325This ZIP9,325
Housing units10,954This ZIP10,954
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,087This ZIP$55,087Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$168,600This ZIP$168,600Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density124.0 / sq miThis ZIP124.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments441This ZIP441
Employees5,529This ZIP5,529
Annual payroll$232,574,000This ZIP$232,574,000
Tax returns filed9,840This ZIP9,840
Total adjusted gross income$564,990,000This ZIP$564,990,000

Land area

Land area199.34 sq miThis ZIP199.34 sq mi
Water area2.68 sq miThis ZIP2.68 sq mi

Other place names in 30286

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

ZIP codes near 30286

ZIPCityDistance
30285 The Rock, GA 8.6 mi
30256 Meansville, GA 8.8 mi
31097 Yatesville, GA 9.7 mi
30258 Molena, GA 11.0 mi
31836 Woodland, GA 13.1 mi
31016 Culloden, GA 14.5 mi
30295 Zebulon, GA 14.5 mi
31816 Manchester, GA 15.6 mi
31827 Talbotton, GA 16.2 mi
30206 Concord, GA 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30286?

30286 is in Thomaston, Georgia, in Upson County, part of the Thomaston, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8811, -84.3332.

What county is 30286 in?

30286 lies in Upson County.

What area code is 30286?

Thomaston uses area codes 762 and 706, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 30286 in?

30286 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30286?

About 24,726 people live in ZIP code 30286, in 9,325 households, at 124.0 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 30286?

$55,087 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30286?

The closest are 30285 (8.6 mi), 30256 (8.8 mi), 31097 (9.7 mi), 30258 (11 mi) and 31836 (13.1 mi).

Is 30286 a PO Box ZIP code?

30286 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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