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30518

ZIP 30518 is in Buford, Georgia, mostly in Gwinnett County; area codes 470, 678, 943 and 770; Eastern time. Buford has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 30515 and 30519.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gwinnett +1 more
Population
57,912
Coordinates
34.1339, -84.0225
☼ Live from 30518 — Buford, GA

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Where 30518 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 30518
  • 🔢 Type 30518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,518 = 2 × 15259. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30517 (Braselton, GA, 13 mi away) and 30519 (Buford, GA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30518 becomes 81503 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grand Junction, CO, 1,394 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83501 in Lewiston, ID, 1,909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯893 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30518 and you would come out at 34.13°S, 95.98°E — 1,160 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 30518 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,912This ZIP57,912
Households18,747This ZIP18,747
Housing units19,902This ZIP19,902
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$96,936This ZIP$96,936Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$411,000This ZIP$411,000Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,735This ZIP$1,735Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%This ZIP40.3%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density1,446.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,446.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,062This ZIP2,062
Employees28,222This ZIP28,222
Annual payroll$1,579,871,000This ZIP$1,579,871,000
Tax returns filed26,770This ZIP26,770
Total adjusted gross income$2,306,963,000This ZIP$2,306,963,000

Land area

Land area40.03 sq miThis ZIP40.03 sq mi
Water area7.20 sq miThis ZIP7.20 sq mi

Counties 30518 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gwinnett County 78.8%
Hall County 21.2%

Other place names in 30518

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

ZIP codes near 30518

ZIPCityDistance
30519 Buford, GA 5.5 mi
30041 Cumming, GA 6.0 mi
30024 Suwanee, GA 6.3 mi
30542 Flowery Branch, GA 7.2 mi
30043 Lawrenceville, GA 8.6 mi
30095 Duluth, GA 9.7 mi
30566 Oakwood, GA 10.2 mi
30097 Duluth, GA 10.2 mi
30040 Cumming, GA 10.8 mi
30005 Alpharetta, GA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30518?

30518 is in Buford, Georgia, in Gwinnett County, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1339, -84.0225.

What county is 30518 in?

30518 spans 2 counties: Gwinnett County and Hall County. Most of it falls in Gwinnett 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 30518?

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

What time zone is 30518 in?

30518 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30518?

About 57,912 people live in ZIP code 30518, in 18,747 households, at 1,446.6 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 30518?

$96,936 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30518?

The closest are 30519 (5.5 mi), 30041 (6 mi), 30024 (6.3 mi), 30542 (7.2 mi) and 30043 (8.6 mi).

Is 30518 a PO Box ZIP code?

30518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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