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31217

ZIP 31217 is in Macon, Georgia, mostly in Jones County; area code 478; Eastern time. Macon has 20 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jones +2 more
Population
17,732
Coordinates
32.8441, -83.5000
☼ Live from 31217 — Macon, GA

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Where 31217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31217
  • 🔢 Type 31217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,217 = 19 × 31 × 53. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31216 (Macon, GA, 13 mi away) and 31220 (Macon, GA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31217 becomes 71213 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monroe, LA, 504 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11237, 11372, 11732, 12137, 12173, 13217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12137 in Pattersonville, NY, 859 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯966 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31217 and you would come out at 32.84°S, 96.50°E — 1,130 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 107.8 square miles of land, 31217 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,732This ZIP17,732
Households6,336This ZIP6,336
Housing units7,834This ZIP7,834
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$44,809This ZIP$44,809Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$105,200This ZIP$105,200Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density164.5 / sq miThis ZIP164.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments196This ZIP196
Employees4,929This ZIP4,929
Annual payroll$271,753,000This ZIP$271,753,000
Tax returns filed7,010This ZIP7,010
Total adjusted gross income$266,224,000This ZIP$266,224,000

Land area

Land area107.77 sq miThis ZIP107.77 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

Counties 31217 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jones County 40.0%
Bibb County 30.1%
Twiggs County 29.8%

Other place names in 31217

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ZIP codes near 31217

ZIPCityDistance
31295 Macon, GA 4.6 mi
31211 Macon, GA 7.1 mi
31201 Macon, GA 7.3 mi
31202 Macon, GA 7.7 mi
31221 Macon, GA 7.7 mi
31294 Macon, GA 7.7 mi
31213 Macon, GA 8.1 mi
31207 Macon, GA 8.7 mi
31031 Gordon, GA 10.1 mi
31204 Macon, GA 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31217?

31217 is in Macon, Georgia, in Jones County, part of the Macon-Bibb County, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8441, -83.5000.

What county is 31217 in?

31217 spans 3 counties: Jones County, Bibb County and Twiggs County. Most of it falls in Jones 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 31217?

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

What time zone is 31217 in?

31217 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31217?

About 17,732 people live in ZIP code 31217, in 6,336 households, at 164.5 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 31217?

$44,809 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31217?

The closest are 31295 (4.6 mi), 31211 (7.1 mi), 31201 (7.3 mi), 31202 (7.7 mi) and 31221 (7.7 mi).

Is 31217 a PO Box ZIP code?

31217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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