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31543

ZIP 31543 is Hortense, Georgia, mostly in Brantley County; area code 912; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brantley +2 more
Population
4,935
Coordinates
31.3265, -81.8697
☼ Live from 31543 — Hortense, GA

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Where 31543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31543
  • 🔢 Type 31543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 31543 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101100110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31542 (Hoboken, GA, 19 mi away) and 31544 (Jacksonville, GA, 74 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31543 becomes 34513, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13345, 13354, 13435, 14533, 15334, 15433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51334 in Estherville, IA, 1,093 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯1,105 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31543 and you would come out at 31.33°S, 98.13°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 164.8 square miles of land, 31543 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,935This ZIP4,935
Households1,823This ZIP1,823
Housing units2,497This ZIP2,497
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$50,181This ZIP$50,181Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$81,900This ZIP$81,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density29.9 / sq miThis ZIP29.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$5,442,000This ZIP$5,442,000
Tax returns filed1,980This ZIP1,980
Total adjusted gross income$99,517,000This ZIP$99,517,000

Land area

Land area164.81 sq miThis ZIP164.81 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi

Counties 31543 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Brantley County 50.3%
Wayne County 41.6%
Glynn County 8.1%

Other place names in 31543

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

ZIP codes near 31543

ZIPCityDistance
31566 Waynesville, GA 10.6 mi
31553 Nahunta, GA 12.9 mi
31557 Patterson, GA 13.9 mi
31546 Jesup, GA 14.8 mi
31556 Offerman, GA 15.5 mi
31560 Screven, GA 15.6 mi
31599 Jesup, GA 16.4 mi
31523 Brunswick, GA 16.9 mi
31598 Jesup, GA 17.4 mi
31545 Jesup, GA 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31543?

31543 is in Hortense, Georgia, in Brantley County, part of the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3265, -81.8697.

What county is 31543 in?

31543 spans 3 counties: Brantley County, Wayne County and Glynn County. Most of it falls in Brantley 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 31543?

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

What time zone is 31543 in?

31543 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31543?

About 4,935 people live in ZIP code 31543, in 1,823 households, at 29.9 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 31543?

$50,181 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31543?

The closest are 31566 (10.6 mi), 31553 (12.9 mi), 31557 (13.9 mi), 31546 (14.8 mi) and 31556 (15.5 mi).

Is 31543 a PO Box ZIP code?

31543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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