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31787

ZIP 31787 is Smithville, 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
1,122
Coordinates
31.8954, -84.2480
☼ Live from 31787 — Smithville, GA

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Where 31787 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31787
  • 🔢 Type 31787 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBLIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,787 = 7 × 19 × 239. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31784 (Sale City, GA, 46 mi away) and 31788 (Moultrie, GA, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31787 becomes 78713 — and that is a real ZIP code: Austin, TX, 806 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13778, 13787, 17837, 18773, 31778, 37178, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83717 in Boise, ID, 1,908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯970 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31787 and you would come out at 31.90°S, 95.75°E — 1,178 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 84.4 square miles of land, 31787 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,122This ZIP1,122
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units608This ZIP608
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,554This ZIP$92,554Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$180,400This ZIP$180,400Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density13.3 / sq miThis ZIP13.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees142This ZIP142
Annual payroll$9,716,000This ZIP$9,716,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$33,714,000This ZIP$33,714,000

Land area

Land area84.43 sq miThis ZIP84.43 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Counties 31787 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 66.0%
Sumter County 34.0%

Other place names in 31787

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ZIP codes near 31787

ZIPCityDistance
39826 Bronwood, GA 6.8 mi
31764 Leslie, GA 10.9 mi
31709 Americus, GA 11.9 mi
31780 Plains, GA 12.4 mi
31763 Leesburg, GA 12.5 mi
39885 Sasser, GA 13.2 mi
31719 Americus, GA 14.0 mi
31743 De Soto, GA 14.1 mi
39842 Dawson, GA 14.7 mi
39877 Parrott, GA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31787?

31787 is in Smithville, Georgia, in Lee County, part of the Albany, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8954, -84.2480.

What county is 31787 in?

31787 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 31787?

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

What time zone is 31787 in?

31787 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31787?

About 1,122 people live in ZIP code 31787, in 443 households, at 13.3 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 31787?

$92,554 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31787?

The closest are 39826 (6.8 mi), 31764 (10.9 mi), 31709 (11.9 mi), 31780 (12.4 mi) and 31763 (12.5 mi).

Is 31787 a PO Box ZIP code?

31787 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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