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Where 31709 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 31709 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 31,709 = 37 × 857. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
111101111011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31708 (Albany, GA, 31 mi away) and 31711 (Andersonville, GA, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 31709 becomes 90713 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lakewood, CA, 1,964 miles away.
- 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01379, 01937, 07193, 07931, 09137, 09173, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09173 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,829 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯968 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31709 and you would come out at 32.05°S, 95.85°E — 1,171 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
- 📏 At 120.5 square miles of land, 31709 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15,529This ZIP15,529 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,945This ZIP5,945 |
| Housing units | 6,680This ZIP6,680 |
| Median age | 30.9This ZIP30.9Georgia37.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $41,531This ZIP$41,531Georgia$77,353US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $139,800This ZIP$139,800Georgia$303,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $893This ZIP$893Georgia$1,393US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.2%This ZIP28.2% |
| Mean commute | 17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min |
| Population density | 128.8 / sq miThis ZIP128.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 423This ZIP423 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,422This ZIP6,422 |
| Annual payroll | $248,604,000This ZIP$248,604,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,830This ZIP5,830 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $362,483,000This ZIP$362,483,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 120.54 sq miThis ZIP120.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi |
Other place names in 31709
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 31709
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
31764 | Leslie, GA | 6.0 mi |
31711 | Andersonville, GA | 9.9 mi |
31719 | Americus, GA | 9.9 mi |
31735 | Cobb, GA | 11.6 mi |
31787 | Smithville, GA | 11.9 mi |
31743 | De Soto, GA | 13.3 mi |
31780 | Plains, GA | 14.2 mi |
31007 | Byromville, GA | 16.3 mi |
31051 | Lilly, GA | 17.2 mi |
31806 | Ellaville, GA | 17.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 31709?
31709 is in Americus, Georgia, in Sumter County, part of the Americus, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.0464, -84.1496.
What county is 31709 in?
31709 lies in Sumter County.
What area code is 31709?
Americus uses area code 229, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 31709 in?
31709 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 31709?
About 15,529 people live in ZIP code 31709, in 5,945 households, at 128.8 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 31709?
$41,531 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.
What ZIP codes are near 31709?
The closest are 31764 (6 mi), 31711 (9.9 mi), 31719 (9.9 mi), 31735 (11.6 mi) and 31787 (11.9 mi).
Is 31709 a PO Box ZIP code?
31709 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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