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31602

ZIP 31602 is in Valdosta, Georgia, mostly in Lowndes County; area code 229; Eastern time. Valdosta has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lowndes +1 more
Metro area
Valdosta, GA
Population
35,728
Coordinates
30.8682, -83.3423
☼ Live from 31602 — Valdosta, GA

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Where 31602 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31602
  • 🔢 Type 31602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,602 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 229. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31601 (Valdosta, GA, 6 mi away) and 31603 (Valdosta, GA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31602 becomes 20613 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brandywine, MD, 654 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03261 in Northwood, NH, 1,081 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯1,056 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31602 and you would come out at 30.87°S, 96.66°E — 1,133 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 39.9 square miles of land, 31602 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,728This ZIP35,728
Households14,481This ZIP14,481
Housing units16,059This ZIP16,059
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,939This ZIP$56,939Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$217,300This ZIP$217,300Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,100This ZIP$1,100Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density895.4 / sq miThis ZIP895.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,081This ZIP1,081
Employees15,007This ZIP15,007
Annual payroll$653,062,000This ZIP$653,062,000
Tax returns filed13,860This ZIP13,860
Total adjusted gross income$842,239,000This ZIP$842,239,000

Land area

Land area39.90 sq miThis ZIP39.90 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 31602 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lowndes County 61.0%
Brooks County 39.0%

Other place names in 31602

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ZIP codes near 31602

ZIPCityDistance
31698 Valdosta, GA 3.4 mi
31603 Valdosta, GA 6.0 mi
31604 Valdosta, GA 6.0 mi
31601 Valdosta, GA 6.4 mi
31632 Hahira, GA 8.2 mi
31605 Valdosta, GA 8.4 mi
31638 Morven, GA 10.4 mi
31606 Valdosta, GA 10.8 mi
31699 Moody Afb, GA 11.2 mi
31627 Cecil, GA 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31602?

31602 is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County, part of the Valdosta, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8682, -83.3423.

What county is 31602 in?

31602 spans 2 counties: Lowndes County and Brooks County. Most of it falls in Lowndes 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 31602?

Valdosta uses area code 229, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 31602 in?

31602 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31602?

About 35,728 people live in ZIP code 31602, in 14,481 households, at 895.4 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 31602?

$56,939 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31602?

The closest are 31698 (3.4 mi), 31603 (6 mi), 31604 (6 mi), 31601 (6.4 mi) and 31632 (8.2 mi).

Is 31602 a PO Box ZIP code?

31602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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