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31806

ZIP 31806 is Ellaville, Georgia, mostly in Schley County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schley +1 more
Metro area
Americus, GA
Population
4,135
Coordinates
32.2602, -84.2995
☼ Live from 31806 — Ellaville, GA

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Where 31806 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31806
  • 🔢 Type 31806 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOBIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,806 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110000111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31805 (Cusseta, GA, 26 mi away) and 31807 (Ellerslie, GA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31806 becomes 60813, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01368, 01863, 03816, 03861, 06138, 06183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83610 in Cambridge, ID, 1,939 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯952 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31806 and you would come out at 32.26°S, 95.70°E — 1,178 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 160.0 square miles of land, 31806 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,135This ZIP4,135
Households1,512This ZIP1,512
Housing units1,759This ZIP1,759
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,875This ZIP$58,875Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$156,000This ZIP$156,000Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$822This ZIP$822Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density25.8 / sq miThis ZIP25.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees951This ZIP951
Annual payroll$40,950,000This ZIP$40,950,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$97,825,000This ZIP$97,825,000

Land area

Land area160.03 sq miThis ZIP160.03 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Counties 31806 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Schley County 92.9%
Macon County 7.1%

Other place names in 31806

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ZIP codes near 31806

ZIPCityDistance
31081 Rupert, GA 10.6 mi
31041 Ideal, GA 11.4 mi
31711 Andersonville, GA 11.5 mi
31719 Americus, GA 11.8 mi
31068 Oglethorpe, GA 12.1 mi
31803 Buena Vista, GA 13.1 mi
31780 Plains, GA 16.9 mi
31058 Mauk, GA 17.1 mi
31709 Americus, GA 17.2 mi
31824 Preston, GA 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31806?

31806 is in Ellaville, Georgia, in Schley County, part of the Americus, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2602, -84.2995.

What county is 31806 in?

31806 spans 2 counties: Schley County and Macon County. Most of it falls in Schley 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 31806?

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

What time zone is 31806 in?

31806 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31806?

About 4,135 people live in ZIP code 31806, in 1,512 households, at 25.8 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 31806?

$58,875 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31806?

The closest are 31081 (10.6 mi), 31041 (11.4 mi), 31711 (11.5 mi), 31719 (11.8 mi) and 31068 (12.1 mi).

Is 31806 a PO Box ZIP code?

31806 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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