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30597

ZIP 30597 is in Dahlonega, Georgia, in Lumpkin County; area codes 706 and 762; Eastern time. Dahlonega has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 30533.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lumpkin
Population
1,278
Coordinates
34.5276, -83.9846
☼ Live from 30597 — Dahlonega, GA

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Where 30597 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30597
  • 🔢 Type 30597 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGSOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,597 = 3 × 7 × 31 × 47. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30582 (Young Harris, GA, 30 mi away) and 30598 (Toccoa Falls, GA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30597 becomes 79503 — and that is a real ZIP code: Avoca, TX, 909 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 05739, 07395, 07935, 35079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97053 in Warren, OR, 2,171 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯882 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30597 and you would come out at 34.53°S, 96.02°E — 1,159 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 0.137 square miles of land, 30597 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 66 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,278This ZIP1,278
Households0
Housing units0
Median age19.7This ZIP19.7Georgia37.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher100.0%This ZIP100.0%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density9,328.5 / sq miThis ZIP9,328.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$3,248,000This ZIP$3,248,000

Land area

Land area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 30597

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

ZIP codes near 30597

ZIPCityDistance
30533 Dahlonega, GA 3.4 mi
30564 Murrayville, GA 7.0 mi
30534 Dawsonville, GA 11.3 mi
30527 Clermont, GA 12.0 mi
30503 Gainesville, GA 12.7 mi
30528 Cleveland, GA 13.1 mi
30506 Gainesville, GA 13.5 mi
30572 Suches, GA 15.2 mi
30148 Marble Hill, GA 16.7 mi
30501 Gainesville, GA 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30597?

30597 is in Dahlonega, Georgia, in Lumpkin County, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5276, -83.9846.

What county is 30597 in?

30597 lies in Lumpkin County.

What area code is 30597?

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

What time zone is 30597 in?

30597 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30597?

About 1,278 people live in ZIP code 30597, at 9,328.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 30597?

The closest are 30533 (3.4 mi), 30564 (7 mi), 30534 (11.3 mi), 30527 (12 mi) and 30503 (12.7 mi).

Is 30597 a PO Box ZIP code?

30597 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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