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31743

ZIP 31743 is De Soto, Georgia, mostly in Lee County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Albany, GA
Population
419
Coordinates
31.8965, -84.0075
☼ Live from 31743 — De Soto, GA

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Where 31743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31743
  • 🔢 Type 31743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,743 = 3 × 3 × 3527. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111101111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31739 (Cotton, GA, 51 mi away) and 31744 (Doerun, GA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31743 becomes 34713 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clermont, FL, 267 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13437, 13473, 13734, 13743, 14733, 17334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13473 in Turin, NY, 936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯981 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31743 and you would come out at 31.90°S, 95.99°E — 1,164 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 64.6 square miles of land, 31743 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population419This ZIP419
Households138This ZIP138
Housing units215This ZIP215
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,667This ZIP$41,667Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$46,700This ZIP$46,700Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density6.5 / sq miThis ZIP6.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$12,359,000This ZIP$12,359,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$6,834,000This ZIP$6,834,000

Land area

Land area64.60 sq miThis ZIP64.60 sq mi
Water area2.61 sq miThis ZIP2.61 sq mi

Counties 31743 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 59.3%
Sumter County 40.7%

Other place names in 31743

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

ZIP codes near 31743

ZIPCityDistance
31735 Cobb, GA 5.4 mi
31764 Leslie, GA 7.3 mi
31796 Warwick, GA 11.6 mi
31772 Oakfield, GA 12.2 mi
31010 Cordele, GA 13.1 mi
31709 Americus, GA 13.3 mi
31015 Cordele, GA 13.8 mi
31763 Leesburg, GA 13.8 mi
31787 Smithville, GA 14.1 mi
31712 Arabi, GA 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31743?

31743 is in De Soto, Georgia, in Lee County, part of the Albany, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8965, -84.0075.

What county is 31743 in?

31743 spans 2 counties: Lee County and Sumter County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 31743?

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

What time zone is 31743 in?

31743 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31743?

About 419 people live in ZIP code 31743, in 138 households, at 6.5 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 31743?

$41,667 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31743?

The closest are 31735 (5.4 mi), 31764 (7.3 mi), 31796 (11.6 mi), 31772 (12.2 mi) and 31010 (13.1 mi).

Is 31743 a PO Box ZIP code?

31743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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