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31803

ZIP 31803 is Buena Vista, Georgia, mostly in Marion County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Marion +2 more
Metro area
Columbus, GA-AL
Population
4,499
Coordinates
32.3074, -84.5172
☼ Live from 31803 — Buena Vista, GA

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Where 31803 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31803
  • 🔢 Type 31803 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOBIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,803 = 3 × 10601. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31801 (Box Springs, GA, 15 mi away) and 31804 (Cataula, GA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31803 becomes 30813 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grovetown, GA, 155 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01338, 01833, 03813, 08313, 13083, 13308, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83301 in Twin Falls, ID, 1,778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯940 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31803 and you would come out at 32.31°S, 95.48°E — 1,191 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 285.0 square miles of land, 31803 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 216 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,499This ZIP4,499
Households1,827This ZIP1,827
Housing units2,381This ZIP2,381
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$45,189This ZIP$45,189Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$104,900This ZIP$104,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density15.8 / sq miThis ZIP15.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees1,415This ZIP1,415
Annual payroll$51,115,000This ZIP$51,115,000
Tax returns filed1,830This ZIP1,830
Total adjusted gross income$96,395,000This ZIP$96,395,000

Land area

Land area284.96 sq miThis ZIP284.96 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 31803 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 93.7%
Schley County 5.6%
Webster County 0.7%

Other place names in 31803

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ZIP codes near 31803

ZIPCityDistance
31806 Ellaville, GA 13.1 mi
31805 Cusseta, GA 13.3 mi
31058 Mauk, GA 14.0 mi
31801 Box Springs, GA 15.3 mi
31081 Rupert, GA 15.4 mi
31825 Richland, GA 16.0 mi
31824 Preston, GA 17.2 mi
31810 Geneva, GA 18.0 mi
31719 Americus, GA 19.3 mi
31905 Fort Benning, GA 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31803?

31803 is in Buena Vista, Georgia, in Marion County, part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3074, -84.5172.

What county is 31803 in?

31803 spans 3 counties: Marion County, Schley County and Webster County. Most of it falls in Marion 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 31803?

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

What time zone is 31803 in?

31803 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31803?

About 4,499 people live in ZIP code 31803, in 1,827 households, at 15.8 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 31803?

$45,189 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31803?

The closest are 31806 (13.1 mi), 31805 (13.3 mi), 31058 (14 mi), 31801 (15.3 mi) and 31081 (15.4 mi).

Is 31803 a PO Box ZIP code?

31803 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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