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31747

ZIP 31747 is Ellenton, Georgia, in Colquitt County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Colquitt
Metro area
Moultrie, GA
Population
258
Coordinates
31.1746, -83.5849
☼ Live from 31747 — Ellenton, GA

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Where 31747 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31747
  • 🔢 Type 31747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,747 = 53 × 599. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31744 (Doerun, GA, 22 mi away) and 31749 (Enigma, GA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31747 becomes 74713, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13477, 13747, 13774, 14737, 17347, 31774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13477 in Vernon Center, NY, 931 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯1,032 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31747 and you would come out at 31.17°S, 96.42°E — 1,145 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 0.695 square miles of land, 31747 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 336 football fields.
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People and housing

Population258This ZIP258
Households64This ZIP64
Housing units74This ZIP74
Median age20.1This ZIP20.1Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,364This ZIP$56,364Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density371.2 / sq miThis ZIP371.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$3,522,000This ZIP$3,522,000

Land area

Land area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 31747

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ZIP codes near 31747

ZIPCityDistance
31771 Norman Park, GA 6.5 mi
31788 Moultrie, GA 7.3 mi
31722 Berlin, GA 8.9 mi
31647 Sparks, GA 9.4 mi
31620 Adel, GA 9.8 mi
31775 Omega, GA 11.1 mi
31637 Lenox, GA 12.0 mi
31776 Moultrie, GA 12.3 mi
31625 Barney, GA 13.3 mi
31627 Cecil, GA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31747?

31747 is in Ellenton, Georgia, in Colquitt County, part of the Moultrie, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1746, -83.5849.

What county is 31747 in?

31747 lies in Colquitt County.

What area code is 31747?

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

What time zone is 31747 in?

31747 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31747?

About 258 people live in ZIP code 31747, in 64 households, at 371.2 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 31747?

$56,364 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31747?

The closest are 31771 (6.5 mi), 31788 (7.3 mi), 31722 (8.9 mi), 31647 (9.4 mi) and 31620 (9.8 mi).

Is 31747 a PO Box ZIP code?

31747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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