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31642

ZIP 31642 is Pearson, Georgia, mostly in Atkinson County; area code 912; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atkinson +1 more
Metro area
Douglas, GA
Population
4,617
Coordinates
31.2628, -82.8832
☼ Live from 31642 — Pearson, GA

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Where 31642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31642
  • 🔢 Type 31642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,642 = 2 × 13 × 1217. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31641 (Naylor, GA, 27 mi away) and 31643 (Quitman, GA, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31642 becomes 24613 — and that is a real ZIP code: Falls Mills, VA, 424 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13642 in Gouverneur, NY, 988 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯1,060 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31642 and you would come out at 31.26°S, 97.12°E — 1,103 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 195.1 square miles of land, 31642 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 148 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,617This ZIP4,617
Households1,820This ZIP1,820
Housing units1,958This ZIP1,958
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,574This ZIP$41,574Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$69,300This ZIP$69,300Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$680This ZIP$680Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%This ZIP7.0%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density23.7 / sq miThis ZIP23.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees786This ZIP786
Annual payroll$36,425,000This ZIP$36,425,000
Tax returns filed1,710This ZIP1,710
Total adjusted gross income$70,061,000This ZIP$70,061,000

Land area

Land area195.06 sq miThis ZIP195.06 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Counties 31642 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Atkinson County 82.9%
Clinch County 17.1%

Other place names in 31642

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

ZIP codes near 31642

ZIPCityDistance
31624 Axson, GA 9.3 mi
31650 Willacoochee, GA 10.9 mi
31535 Douglas, GA 13.6 mi
31635 Lakeland, GA 15.1 mi
31552 Millwood, GA 16.9 mi
31534 Douglas, GA 17.1 mi
31634 Homerville, GA 18.3 mi
31639 Nashville, GA 18.5 mi
31550 Manor, GA 18.8 mi
31623 Argyle, GA 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31642?

31642 is in Pearson, Georgia, in Atkinson County, part of the Douglas, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2628, -82.8832.

What county is 31642 in?

31642 spans 2 counties: Atkinson County and Clinch County. Most of it falls in Atkinson 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 31642?

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

What time zone is 31642 in?

31642 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31642?

About 4,617 people live in ZIP code 31642, in 1,820 households, at 23.7 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 31642?

$41,574 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31642?

The closest are 31624 (9.3 mi), 31650 (10.9 mi), 31535 (13.6 mi), 31635 (15.1 mi) and 31552 (16.9 mi).

Is 31642 a PO Box ZIP code?

31642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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