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31778

ZIP 31778 is Pavo, Georgia, mostly in Brooks County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brooks +2 more
Metro area
Valdosta, GA
Population
2,895
Coordinates
30.9750, -83.7001
☼ Live from 31778 — Pavo, GA

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Where 31778 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31778
  • 🔢 Type 31778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,778 = 2 × 15889. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31776 (Moultrie, GA, 15 mi away) and 31779 (Pelham, GA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31778 becomes 87713 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chacon, NM, 1,294 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13778, 13787, 17837, 18773, 31787, 37178, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83717 in Boise, ID, 1,971 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯1,035 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31778 and you would come out at 30.97°S, 96.30°E — 1,153 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 110.5 square miles of land, 31778 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,895This ZIP2,895
Households996This ZIP996
Housing units1,093This ZIP1,093
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,593This ZIP$74,593Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$109,900This ZIP$109,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density26.2 / sq miThis ZIP26.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$6,407,000This ZIP$6,407,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$52,956,000This ZIP$52,956,000

Land area

Land area110.46 sq miThis ZIP110.46 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 31778 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Brooks County 61.7%
Thomas County 35.8%
Colquitt County 2.5%

Other place names in 31778

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ZIP codes near 31778

ZIPCityDistance
31720 Barwick, GA 6.8 mi
31722 Berlin, GA 7.3 mi
31788 Moultrie, GA 9.5 mi
31625 Barney, GA 10.6 mi
31738 Coolidge, GA 10.9 mi
31629 Dixie, GA 10.9 mi
31638 Morven, GA 12.1 mi
31757 Thomasville, GA 14.0 mi
31776 Moultrie, GA 14.7 mi
31626 Boston, GA 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31778?

31778 is in Pavo, Georgia, in Brooks County, part of the Valdosta, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9750, -83.7001.

What county is 31778 in?

31778 spans 3 counties: Brooks County, Thomas County and Colquitt County. Most of it falls in Brooks 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 31778?

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

What time zone is 31778 in?

31778 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31778?

About 2,895 people live in ZIP code 31778, in 996 households, at 26.2 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 31778?

$74,593 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31778?

The closest are 31720 (6.8 mi), 31722 (7.3 mi), 31788 (9.5 mi), 31625 (10.6 mi) and 31738 (10.9 mi).

Is 31778 a PO Box ZIP code?

31778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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