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Where 30609 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.
- 🔢 Type 30609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgOE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 30,609 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 179. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111011110010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30608 (Athens, GA, 1 mi away) and 30612 (Athens, GA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 30609 becomes 90603 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whittier, CA, 1,975 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00693, 00936, 00963, 03609, 03906, 06039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09630 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,809 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
- 🎯932 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30609 and you would come out at 33.93°S, 96.63°E — 1,122 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
- 📏 At 0.376 square miles of land, 30609 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 182 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,310This ZIP3,310 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.1This ZIP19.1Georgia37.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.9%This ZIP22.9% |
| Mean commute | 13.9 minThis ZIP13.9 min |
| Population density | 8,803.2 / sq miThis ZIP8,803.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 30609
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 30609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
30602 | Athens, GA | 0.8 mi |
30604 | Athens, GA | 1.2 mi |
30608 | Athens, GA | 1.2 mi |
30612 | Athens, GA | 1.2 mi |
30603 | Athens, GA | 1.9 mi |
30605 | Athens, GA | 3.3 mi |
30606 | Athens, GA | 3.5 mi |
30601 | Athens, GA | 4.8 mi |
30683 | Winterville, GA | 6.7 mi |
30607 | Athens, GA | 7.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 30609?
30609 is in Athens, Georgia, in Clarke County, part of the Athens-Clarke County, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9331, -83.3723.
What county is 30609 in?
30609 lies in Clarke County.
What area code is 30609?
Athens uses area codes 706 and 762, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 30609 in?
30609 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 30609?
About 3,310 people live in ZIP code 30609, at 8,803.2 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 30609?
The closest are 30602 (0.8 mi), 30604 (1.2 mi), 30608 (1.2 mi), 30612 (1.2 mi) and 30603 (1.9 mi).
Is 30609 a PO Box ZIP code?
30609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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