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31705

ZIP 31705 is in Albany, Georgia, mostly in Dougherty County; area code 229; Eastern time. Albany has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dougherty +2 more
Metro area
Albany, GA
Population
30,791
Coordinates
31.5169, -84.0429
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Where 31705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31705
  • 🔢 Type 31705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,705 = 5 × 17 × 373. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31704 (Albany, GA, 2 mi away) and 31706 (Albany, GA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31705 becomes 50713, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01375, 01537, 03751, 05731, 07513, 10537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57301 in Mitchell, SD, 1,136 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯996 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31705 and you would come out at 31.52°S, 95.96°E — 1,168 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 140.4 square miles of land, 31705 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,791This ZIP30,791
Households10,682This ZIP10,682
Housing units12,958This ZIP12,958
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$42,972This ZIP$42,972Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$102,900This ZIP$102,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$871This ZIP$871Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density219.3 / sq miThis ZIP219.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments414This ZIP414
Employees6,863This ZIP6,863
Annual payroll$329,777,000This ZIP$329,777,000
Tax returns filed10,900This ZIP10,900
Total adjusted gross income$383,878,000This ZIP$383,878,000

Land area

Land area140.40 sq miThis ZIP140.40 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Counties 31705 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dougherty County 76.3%
Worth County 12.6%
Mitchell County 11.2%

Other place names in 31705

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ZIP codes near 31705

ZIPCityDistance
31704 Albany, GA 2.4 mi
31708 Albany, GA 7.4 mi
31701 Albany, GA 7.6 mi
31703 Albany, GA 7.9 mi
31706 Albany, GA 8.4 mi
31791 Sylvester, GA 8.8 mi
31702 Albany, GA 10.4 mi
31782 Putney, GA 10.6 mi
31707 Albany, GA 10.8 mi
31716 Baconton, GA 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31705?

31705 is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County, part of the Albany, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5169, -84.0429.

What county is 31705 in?

31705 spans 3 counties: Dougherty County, Worth County and Mitchell County. Most of it falls in Dougherty 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 31705?

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

What time zone is 31705 in?

31705 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31705?

About 30,791 people live in ZIP code 31705, in 10,682 households, at 219.3 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 31705?

$42,972 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31705?

The closest are 31704 (2.4 mi), 31708 (7.4 mi), 31701 (7.6 mi), 31703 (7.9 mi) and 31706 (8.4 mi).

Is 31705 a PO Box ZIP code?

31705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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