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31216

ZIP 31216 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
16,328
Coordinates
32.7324, -83.6714
☼ Live from 31216 — Macon, GA

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Where 31216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31216
  • 🔢 Type 31216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1951. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31213 (Macon, GA, 8 mi away) and 31217 (Macon, GA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31216 becomes 61213, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11236, 11362, 12136, 13126, 13162, 13261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13621 in Chase Mills, NY, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯962 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31216 and you would come out at 32.73°S, 96.33°E — 1,140 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 57.4 square miles of land, 31216 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,328This ZIP16,328
Households5,966This ZIP5,966
Housing units6,352This ZIP6,352
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,452This ZIP$72,452Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$212,300This ZIP$212,300Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,041This ZIP$1,041Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density284.6 / sq miThis ZIP284.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments322This ZIP322
Employees9,245This ZIP9,245
Annual payroll$515,062,000This ZIP$515,062,000
Tax returns filed7,580This ZIP7,580
Total adjusted gross income$475,907,000This ZIP$475,907,000

Land area

Land area57.37 sq miThis ZIP57.37 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 31216

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ZIP codes near 31216

ZIPCityDistance
31297 Macon, GA 2.4 mi
31206 Macon, GA 4.3 mi
31203 Macon, GA 5.3 mi
31205 Macon, GA 5.3 mi
31208 Macon, GA 5.3 mi
31209 Macon, GA 5.3 mi
31296 Macon, GA 5.3 mi
31093 Warner Robins, GA 5.9 mi
31201 Macon, GA 6.0 mi
31099 Warner Robins, GA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31216?

31216 is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County, part of the Macon-Bibb County, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7324, -83.6714.

What county is 31216 in?

31216 lies in Bibb County.

What area code is 31216?

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

What time zone is 31216 in?

31216 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31216?

About 16,328 people live in ZIP code 31216, in 5,966 households, at 284.6 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 31216?

$72,452 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31216?

The closest are 31297 (2.4 mi), 31206 (4.3 mi), 31203 (5.3 mi), 31205 (5.3 mi) and 31208 (5.3 mi).

Is 31216 a PO Box ZIP code?

31216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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