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30521

ZIP 30521 is Carnesville, Georgia, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 706 and 762; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,773
Coordinates
34.3624, -83.2923
☼ Live from 30521 — Carnesville, GA

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Where 30521 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30521
  • 🔢 Type 30521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZSOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,521 = 23 × 1327. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30520 (Canon, GA, 12 mi away) and 30522 (Cherry Log, GA, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30521 becomes 12503 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ancramdale, NY, 747 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 01532, 02135, 02153, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51230 in Alvord, IA, 935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯922 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30521 and you would come out at 34.36°S, 96.71°E — 1,119 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 92.0 square miles of land, 30521 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,773This ZIP6,773
Households2,280This ZIP2,280
Housing units2,567This ZIP2,567
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,121This ZIP$54,121Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$167,500This ZIP$167,500Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$748This ZIP$748Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density73.6 / sq miThis ZIP73.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees1,038This ZIP1,038
Annual payroll$52,695,000This ZIP$52,695,000
Tax returns filed2,420This ZIP2,420
Total adjusted gross income$144,372,000This ZIP$144,372,000

Land area

Land area92.04 sq miThis ZIP92.04 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Counties 30521 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 94.2%
Banks County 5.8%

Other place names in 30521

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ZIP codes near 30521

ZIPCityDistance
30547 Homer, GA 9.3 mi
30639 Franklin Springs, GA 9.7 mi
30538 Eastanollee, GA 9.7 mi
30557 Martin, GA 10.2 mi
30662 Royston, GA 11.0 mi
30530 Commerce, GA 11.2 mi
30520 Canon, GA 12.1 mi
30511 Baldwin, GA 12.6 mi
30633 Danielsville, GA 12.8 mi
30647 Ila, GA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30521?

30521 is in Carnesville, Georgia, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 34.3624, -83.2923.

What county is 30521 in?

30521 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Banks County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 30521?

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

What time zone is 30521 in?

30521 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30521?

About 6,773 people live in ZIP code 30521, in 2,280 households, at 73.6 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 30521?

$54,121 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30521?

The closest are 30547 (9.3 mi), 30639 (9.7 mi), 30538 (9.7 mi), 30557 (10.2 mi) and 30662 (11 mi).

Is 30521 a PO Box ZIP code?

30521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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