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30728

ZIP 30728 is La Fayette, Georgia, in Walker County; area codes 706 and 762; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Walker
Metro area
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Population
18,790
Coordinates
34.6849, -85.2258
☼ Live from 30728 — La Fayette, GA

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Where 30728 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30728
  • 🔢 Type 30728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 167. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30726 (Graysville, GA, 21 mi away) and 30730 (Lyerly, GA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30728 becomes 82703, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 1,758 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯815 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30728 and you would come out at 34.68°S, 94.77°E — 1,230 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 173.4 square miles of land, 30728 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,790This ZIP18,790
Households7,357This ZIP7,357
Housing units8,199This ZIP8,199
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,455This ZIP$55,455Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$152,200This ZIP$152,200Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density108.3 / sq miThis ZIP108.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments285This ZIP285
Employees6,169This ZIP6,169
Annual payroll$245,987,000This ZIP$245,987,000
Tax returns filed7,500This ZIP7,500
Total adjusted gross income$394,435,000This ZIP$394,435,000

Land area

Land area173.44 sq miThis ZIP173.44 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 30728

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ZIP codes near 30728

ZIPCityDistance
30753 Trion, GA 7.9 mi
30739 Rock Spring, GA 8.4 mi
30740 Rocky Face, GA 10.1 mi
30707 Chickamauga, GA 10.2 mi
30746 Sugar Valley, GA 12.7 mi
30747 Summerville, GA 13.1 mi
30720 Dalton, GA 13.2 mi
30719 Dalton, GA 15.7 mi
30736 Ringgold, GA 15.9 mi
30731 Menlo, GA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30728?

30728 is in La Fayette, Georgia, in Walker County, part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6849, -85.2258.

What county is 30728 in?

30728 lies in Walker County.

What area code is 30728?

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

What time zone is 30728 in?

30728 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30728?

About 18,790 people live in ZIP code 30728, in 7,357 households, at 108.3 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 30728?

$55,455 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30728?

The closest are 30753 (7.9 mi), 30739 (8.4 mi), 30740 (10.1 mi), 30707 (10.2 mi) and 30746 (12.7 mi).

Is 30728 a PO Box ZIP code?

30728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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