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31605

ZIP 31605 is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County; area code 229; Eastern time. Valdosta has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lowndes
Metro area
Valdosta, GA
Population
24,829
Coordinates
30.9330, -83.2219
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Where 31605 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31605
  • 🔢 Type 31605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,605 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 43. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31604 (Valdosta, GA, 7 mi away) and 31606 (Valdosta, GA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31605 becomes 50613 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cedar Falls, IA, 950 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56310 in Avon, MN, 1,182 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯1,059 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31605 and you would come out at 30.93°S, 96.78°E — 1,126 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 48.8 square miles of land, 31605 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,829This ZIP24,829
Households9,529This ZIP9,529
Housing units9,923This ZIP9,923
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$79,156This ZIP$79,156Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$226,000This ZIP$226,000Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,318This ZIP$1,318Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density508.6 / sq miThis ZIP508.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments281This ZIP281
Employees2,557This ZIP2,557
Annual payroll$87,675,000This ZIP$87,675,000
Tax returns filed10,270This ZIP10,270
Total adjusted gross income$733,972,000This ZIP$733,972,000

Land area

Land area48.82 sq miThis ZIP48.82 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 31605

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ZIP codes near 31605

ZIPCityDistance
31699 Moody Afb, GA 3.0 mi
31698 Valdosta, GA 7.1 mi
31603 Valdosta, GA 7.5 mi
31604 Valdosta, GA 7.5 mi
31641 Naylor, GA 7.7 mi
31602 Valdosta, GA 8.4 mi
31632 Hahira, GA 8.7 mi
31645 Ray City, GA 8.8 mi
31606 Valdosta, GA 9.6 mi
31649 Stockton, GA 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31605?

31605 is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County, part of the Valdosta, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9330, -83.2219.

What county is 31605 in?

31605 lies in Lowndes County.

What area code is 31605?

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

What time zone is 31605 in?

31605 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31605?

About 24,829 people live in ZIP code 31605, in 9,529 households, at 508.6 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 31605?

$79,156 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31605?

The closest are 31699 (3 mi), 31698 (7.1 mi), 31603 (7.5 mi), 31604 (7.5 mi) and 31641 (7.7 mi).

Is 31605 a PO Box ZIP code?

31605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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