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31643

ZIP 31643 is Quitman, Georgia, in Brooks County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brooks
Metro area
Valdosta, GA
Population
9,693
Coordinates
30.7731, -83.5569
☼ Live from 31643 — Quitman, GA

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Where 31643 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31643
  • 🔢 Type 31643 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhgIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 31643 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31642 (Pearson, GA, 52 mi away) and 31645 (Ray City, GA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31643 becomes 34613 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brooksville, FL, 165 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13346, 13364, 13436, 13634, 13643, 16334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13436 in Raquette Lake, NY, 1,022 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31643 and you would come out at 30.77°S, 96.44°E — 1,147 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 262.4 square miles of land, 31643 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 199 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,693This ZIP9,693
Households3,595This ZIP3,595
Housing units4,429This ZIP4,429
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$37,043This ZIP$37,043Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$107,900This ZIP$107,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$818This ZIP$818Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density36.9 / sq miThis ZIP36.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees1,914This ZIP1,914
Annual payroll$76,245,000This ZIP$76,245,000
Tax returns filed3,320This ZIP3,320
Total adjusted gross income$186,276,000This ZIP$186,276,000

Land area

Land area262.36 sq miThis ZIP262.36 sq mi
Water area2.16 sq miThis ZIP2.16 sq mi

Other place names in 31643

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ZIP codes near 31643

ZIPCityDistance
31629 Dixie, GA 8.4 mi
31638 Morven, GA 9.6 mi
31720 Barwick, GA 12.3 mi
31601 Valdosta, GA 13.3 mi
31602 Valdosta, GA 14.3 mi
31626 Boston, GA 14.6 mi
31625 Barney, GA 15.1 mi
31778 Pavo, GA 16.3 mi
31698 Valdosta, GA 16.7 mi
31603 Valdosta, GA 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31643?

31643 is in Quitman, Georgia, in Brooks County, part of the Valdosta, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7731, -83.5569.

What county is 31643 in?

31643 lies in Brooks County.

What area code is 31643?

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

What time zone is 31643 in?

31643 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31643?

About 9,693 people live in ZIP code 31643, in 3,595 households, at 36.9 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 31643?

$37,043 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31643?

The closest are 31629 (8.4 mi), 31638 (9.6 mi), 31720 (12.3 mi), 31601 (13.3 mi) and 31602 (14.3 mi).

Is 31643 a PO Box ZIP code?

31643 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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