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30543

ZIP 30543 is Gillsville, Georgia, mostly in Hall County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hall +2 more
Metro area
Gainesville, GA
Population
6,238
Coordinates
34.3022, -83.6580
☼ Live from 30543 — Gillsville, GA

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Where 30543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30543
  • 🔢 Type 30543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,543 = 3 × 10181. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30542 (Flowery Branch, GA, 17 mi away) and 30545 (Helen, GA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30543 becomes 34503, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03435, 04353, 05343, 30345, 30354, 30453, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34035 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯905 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30543 and you would come out at 34.30°S, 96.34°E — 1,139 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 38.3 square miles of land, 30543 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,238This ZIP6,238
Households1,856This ZIP1,856
Housing units1,910This ZIP1,910
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,407This ZIP$67,407Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$276,200This ZIP$276,200Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,352This ZIP$1,352Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%This ZIP7.4%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density162.9 / sq miThis ZIP162.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees194This ZIP194
Annual payroll$6,642,000This ZIP$6,642,000
Tax returns filed2,300This ZIP2,300
Total adjusted gross income$145,061,000This ZIP$145,061,000

Land area

Land area38.30 sq miThis ZIP38.30 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 30543 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hall County 57.0%
Banks County 32.5%
Jackson County 10.5%

Other place names in 30543

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ZIP codes near 30543

ZIPCityDistance
30558 Maysville, GA 5.8 mi
30554 Lula, GA 6.6 mi
30507 Gainesville, GA 6.9 mi
30575 Talmo, GA 7.3 mi
30567 Pendergrass, GA 8.5 mi
30501 Gainesville, GA 9.0 mi
30502 Chestnut Mountain, GA 10.0 mi
30510 Alto, GA 11.0 mi
30529 Commerce, GA 11.6 mi
30547 Homer, GA 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30543?

30543 is in Gillsville, Georgia, in Hall County, part of the Gainesville, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3022, -83.6580.

What county is 30543 in?

30543 spans 3 counties: Hall County, Banks County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Hall 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 time zone is 30543 in?

30543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30543?

About 6,238 people live in ZIP code 30543, in 1,856 households, at 162.9 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 30543?

$67,407 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30543?

The closest are 30558 (5.8 mi), 30554 (6.6 mi), 30507 (6.9 mi), 30575 (7.3 mi) and 30567 (8.5 mi).

Is 30543 a PO Box ZIP code?

30543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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