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31721

ZIP 31721 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 +3 more
Metro area
Albany, GA
Population
19,435
Coordinates
31.5253, -84.3015
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Where 31721 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31721
  • 🔢 Type 31721 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 31721 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31720 (Barwick, GA, 56 mi away) and 31722 (Berlin, GA, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31721 becomes 12713, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11237, 11372, 11732, 12137, 12173, 13217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12137 in Pattersonville, NY, 961 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯984 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31721 and you would come out at 31.53°S, 95.70°E — 1,183 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 220.7 square miles of land, 31721 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 168 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,435This ZIP19,435
Households7,794This ZIP7,794
Housing units8,491This ZIP8,491
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$77,177This ZIP$77,177Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$216,400This ZIP$216,400Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,206This ZIP$1,206Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density88.1 / sq miThis ZIP88.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments200This ZIP200
Employees1,741This ZIP1,741
Annual payroll$77,399,000This ZIP$77,399,000
Tax returns filed9,150This ZIP9,150
Total adjusted gross income$755,653,000This ZIP$755,653,000

Land area

Land area220.65 sq miThis ZIP220.65 sq mi
Water area3.36 sq miThis ZIP3.36 sq mi

Counties 31721 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dougherty County 82.9%
Baker County 15.8%
Lee County 0.7%
Terrell County 0.6%

Other place names in 31721

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ZIP codes near 31721

ZIPCityDistance
31782 Putney, GA 5.0 mi
31707 Albany, GA 7.0 mi
31706 Albany, GA 7.7 mi
31702 Albany, GA 7.9 mi
31701 Albany, GA 9.2 mi
31703 Albany, GA 9.3 mi
31708 Albany, GA 10.9 mi
39862 Leary, GA 13.5 mi
39885 Sasser, GA 13.8 mi
31704 Albany, GA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31721?

31721 is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County, part of the Albany, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5253, -84.3015.

What county is 31721 in?

31721 spans 4 counties: Dougherty County, Baker County, Lee County and Terrell 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 31721?

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

What time zone is 31721 in?

31721 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31721?

About 19,435 people live in ZIP code 31721, in 7,794 households, at 88.1 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 31721?

$77,177 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31721?

The closest are 31782 (5 mi), 31707 (7 mi), 31706 (7.7 mi), 31702 (7.9 mi) and 31701 (9.2 mi).

Is 31721 a PO Box ZIP code?

31721 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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