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31220

ZIP 31220 is in Macon, Georgia, mostly in Bibb County; area code 478; Eastern time. Macon has 20 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bibb +1 more
Population
16,494
Coordinates
32.8845, -83.8181
☼ Live from 31220 — Macon, GA

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Where 31220 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31220
  • 🔢 Type 31220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 223. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31217 (Macon, GA, 19 mi away) and 31221 (Macon, GA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31220 becomes 02213, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01223, 02123, 02132, 03221, 12023, 12032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03221 in Bradford, NH, 962 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯949 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31220 and you would come out at 32.88°S, 96.18°E — 1,148 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 48.3 square miles of land, 31220 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,494This ZIP16,494
Households6,065This ZIP6,065
Housing units6,662This ZIP6,662
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$88,434This ZIP$88,434Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$192,700This ZIP$192,700Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,372This ZIP$1,372Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density341.6 / sq miThis ZIP341.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments199This ZIP199
Employees1,665This ZIP1,665
Annual payroll$64,393,000This ZIP$64,393,000
Tax returns filed6,760This ZIP6,760
Total adjusted gross income$544,087,000This ZIP$544,087,000

Land area

Land area48.28 sq miThis ZIP48.28 sq mi
Water area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi

Counties 31220 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bibb County 54.7%
Monroe County 45.3%

Other place names in 31220

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 31220

ZIPCityDistance
31004 Bolingbroke, GA 4.7 mi
31210 Macon, GA 5.1 mi
31052 Lizella, GA 6.7 mi
31086 Smarr, GA 8.0 mi
31204 Macon, GA 8.7 mi
31203 Macon, GA 9.1 mi
31205 Macon, GA 9.1 mi
31208 Macon, GA 9.1 mi
31209 Macon, GA 9.1 mi
31296 Macon, GA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31220?

31220 is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County, part of the Macon-Bibb County, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8845, -83.8181.

What county is 31220 in?

31220 spans 2 counties: Bibb County and Monroe County. Most of it falls in Bibb 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 31220?

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

What time zone is 31220 in?

31220 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31220?

About 16,494 people live in ZIP code 31220, in 6,065 households, at 341.6 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 31220?

$88,434 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31220?

The closest are 31004 (4.7 mi), 31210 (5.1 mi), 31052 (6.7 mi), 31086 (8 mi) and 31204 (8.7 mi).

Is 31220 a PO Box ZIP code?

31220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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