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31522

ZIP 31522 is Saint Simons Island, Georgia, in Glynn County; area code 912; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Glynn
Population
17,780
Coordinates
31.2573, -81.3420
☼ Live from 31522 — Saint Simons Island, GA

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Where 31522 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31522
  • 🔢 Type 31522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,522 = 2 × 15761. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31521 (Brunswick, GA, 12 mi away) and 31523 (Brunswick, GA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31522 becomes 22513 — and that is a real ZIP code: Merry Point, VA, 526 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12235, 12325, 12523, 13225, 13252, 15223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51232 in Ashton, IA, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯1,133 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31522 and you would come out at 31.26°S, 98.66°E — 1,012 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 53.4 square miles of land, 31522 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,780This ZIP17,780
Households8,574This ZIP8,574
Housing units12,234This ZIP12,234
Median age59.9This ZIP59.9Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$108,632This ZIP$108,632Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$571,100This ZIP$571,100Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,851This ZIP$1,851Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%This ZIP57.5%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density333.2 / sq miThis ZIP333.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments871This ZIP871
Employees6,216This ZIP6,216
Annual payroll$276,719,000This ZIP$276,719,000
Tax returns filed8,740This ZIP8,740
Total adjusted gross income$1,480,193,000This ZIP$1,480,193,000

Land area

Land area53.36 sq miThis ZIP53.36 sq mi
Water area16.57 sq miThis ZIP16.57 sq mi

Other place names in 31522

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

ZIP codes near 31522

ZIPCityDistance
31561 Sea Island, GA 3.8 mi
31524 Brunswick, GA 7.8 mi
31305 Darien, GA 7.9 mi
31520 Brunswick, GA 10.2 mi
31521 Brunswick, GA 11.5 mi
31525 Brunswick, GA 11.7 mi
31327 Sapelo Island, GA 11.9 mi
31527 Jekyll Island, GA 13.3 mi
31319 Meridian, GA 14.0 mi
31523 Brunswick, GA 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31522?

31522 is in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, in Glynn County, part of the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2573, -81.3420.

What county is 31522 in?

31522 lies in Glynn County.

What area code is 31522?

Saint Simons Island uses area code 912, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 31522 in?

31522 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31522?

About 17,780 people live in ZIP code 31522, in 8,574 households, at 333.2 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 31522?

$108,632 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31522?

The closest are 31561 (3.8 mi), 31524 (7.8 mi), 31305 (7.9 mi), 31520 (10.2 mi) and 31521 (11.5 mi).

Is 31522 a PO Box ZIP code?

31522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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