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30824

ZIP 30824 is Thomson, Georgia, mostly in McDuffie County; area codes 706 and 762; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McDuffie +2 more
Population
17,327
Coordinates
33.5130, -82.5149
☼ Live from 30824 — Thomson, GA

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Where 30824 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30824
  • 🔢 Type 30824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3853. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30823 (Stapleton, GA, 20 mi away) and 30828 (Warrenton, GA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30824 becomes 42803, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯989 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30824 and you would come out at 33.51°S, 97.49°E — 1,072 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 191.7 square miles of land, 30824 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,327This ZIP17,327
Households6,573This ZIP6,573
Housing units7,652This ZIP7,652
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,234This ZIP$60,234Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$174,100This ZIP$174,100Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density90.4 / sq miThis ZIP90.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments406This ZIP406
Employees6,453This ZIP6,453
Annual payroll$252,286,000This ZIP$252,286,000
Tax returns filed7,440This ZIP7,440
Total adjusted gross income$420,193,000This ZIP$420,193,000

Land area

Land area191.66 sq miThis ZIP191.66 sq mi
Water area7.70 sq miThis ZIP7.70 sq mi

Counties 30824 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
McDuffie County 98.3%
Warren County 1.6%
Columbia County 0.2%

Other place names in 30824

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ZIP codes near 30824

ZIPCityDistance
30806 Boneville, GA 1.1 mi
30819 Mesena, GA 5.7 mi
30807 Camak, GA 8.6 mi
30808 Dearing, GA 11.4 mi
30814 Harlem, GA 12.6 mi
30828 Warrenton, GA 12.9 mi
30821 Norwood, GA 12.9 mi
30802 Appling, GA 13.8 mi
30917 Augusta, GA 16.1 mi
30664 Sharon, GA 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30824?

30824 is in Thomson, Georgia, in McDuffie County, part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5130, -82.5149.

What county is 30824 in?

30824 spans 3 counties: McDuffie County, Warren County and Columbia County. Most of it falls in McDuffie 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 30824?

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

What time zone is 30824 in?

30824 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30824?

About 17,327 people live in ZIP code 30824, in 6,573 households, at 90.4 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 30824?

$60,234 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30824?

The closest are 30806 (1.1 mi), 30819 (5.7 mi), 30807 (8.6 mi), 30808 (11.4 mi) and 30814 (12.6 mi).

Is 30824 a PO Box ZIP code?

30824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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