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31516

ZIP 31516 is Blackshear, Georgia, in Pierce County; area code 912; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pierce
Metro area
Waycross, GA
Population
15,623
Coordinates
31.3094, -82.2533
☼ Live from 31516 — Blackshear, GA

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Where 31516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31516
  • 🔢 Type 31516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,516 = 2 × 2 × 7879. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31515 (Baxley, GA, 33 mi away) and 31518 (Bristol, GA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31516 becomes 61513, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11356, 11365, 11563, 13156, 13165, 13615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56311 in Barrett, MN, 1,245 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯1,087 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31516 and you would come out at 31.31°S, 97.75°E — 1,065 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 159.5 square miles of land, 31516 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,623This ZIP15,623
Households5,999This ZIP5,999
Housing units6,671This ZIP6,671
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$63,203This ZIP$63,203Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$154,900This ZIP$154,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density97.9 / sq miThis ZIP97.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments308This ZIP308
Employees3,093This ZIP3,093
Annual payroll$132,803,000This ZIP$132,803,000
Tax returns filed6,300This ZIP6,300
Total adjusted gross income$401,093,000This ZIP$401,093,000

Land area

Land area159.54 sq miThis ZIP159.54 sq mi
Water area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi

Other place names in 31516

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ZIP codes near 31516

ZIPCityDistance
31501 Waycross, GA 7.9 mi
31502 Waycross, GA 9.0 mi
31557 Patterson, GA 10.2 mi
31556 Offerman, GA 10.5 mi
31551 Mershon, GA 12.4 mi
31503 Waycross, GA 12.7 mi
31564 Waresboro, GA 13.5 mi
31542 Hoboken, GA 14.0 mi
31518 Bristol, GA 14.6 mi
31553 Nahunta, GA 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31516?

31516 is in Blackshear, Georgia, in Pierce County, part of the Waycross, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3094, -82.2533.

What county is 31516 in?

31516 lies in Pierce County.

What area code is 31516?

Blackshear uses area code 912, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 31516 in?

31516 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31516?

About 15,623 people live in ZIP code 31516, in 5,999 households, at 97.9 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 31516?

$63,203 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31516?

The closest are 31501 (7.9 mi), 31502 (9 mi), 31557 (10.2 mi), 31556 (10.5 mi) and 31551 (12.4 mi).

Is 31516 a PO Box ZIP code?

31516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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