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31206

ZIP 31206 is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County; area code 478; Eastern time. Macon has 20 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bibb
Population
24,310
Coordinates
32.7934, -83.6846
☼ Live from 31206 — Macon, GA

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Where 31206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31206
  • 🔢 Type 31206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,206 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 743. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31205 (Macon, GA, 1 mi away) and 31207 (Macon, GA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31206 becomes 60213, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03261 in Northwood, NH, 987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯959 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31206 and you would come out at 32.79°S, 96.32°E — 1,140 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 31206 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,310This ZIP24,310
Households8,318This ZIP8,318
Housing units11,305This ZIP11,305
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$30,042This ZIP$30,042Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$90,200This ZIP$90,200Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density912.2 / sq miThis ZIP912.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments675This ZIP675
Employees9,444This ZIP9,444
Annual payroll$421,284,000This ZIP$421,284,000
Tax returns filed10,140This ZIP10,140
Total adjusted gross income$298,088,000This ZIP$298,088,000

Land area

Land area26.65 sq miThis ZIP26.65 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 31206

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ZIP codes near 31206

ZIPCityDistance
31203 Macon, GA 1.0 mi
31205 Macon, GA 1.0 mi
31208 Macon, GA 1.0 mi
31209 Macon, GA 1.0 mi
31296 Macon, GA 1.0 mi
31207 Macon, GA 3.2 mi
31204 Macon, GA 3.9 mi
31201 Macon, GA 4.0 mi
31213 Macon, GA 4.2 mi
31216 Macon, GA 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31206?

31206 is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County, part of the Macon-Bibb County, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7934, -83.6846.

What county is 31206 in?

31206 lies in Bibb County.

What area code is 31206?

Macon uses area code 478, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 31206 in?

31206 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31206?

About 24,310 people live in ZIP code 31206, in 8,318 households, at 912.2 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 31206?

$30,042 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31206?

The closest are 31203 (1 mi), 31205 (1 mi), 31208 (1 mi), 31209 (1 mi) and 31296 (1 mi).

Is 31206 a PO Box ZIP code?

31206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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