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31812

ZIP 31812 is Junction City, Georgia, mostly in Talbot County; area codes 706 and 762; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Talbot +1 more
Metro area
Columbus, GA-AL
Population
484
Coordinates
32.6349, -84.4251
☼ Live from 31812 — Junction City, GA

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Where 31812 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 31812
  • 🔢 Type 31812 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIBIE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 31,812 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 241. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111110001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 31811 (Hamilton, GA, 31 mi away) and 31814 (Louvale, GA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 31812 becomes 21813 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bishopville, MD, 655 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11238, 12138, 12183, 12831, 13218, 13812, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 1,703 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯931 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 31812 and you would come out at 32.63°S, 95.57°E — 1,184 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 66.6 square miles of land, 31812 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population484This ZIP484
Households172This ZIP172
Housing units212This ZIP212
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,500This ZIP$47,500Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$108,000This ZIP$108,000Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%This ZIP4.7%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density7.3 / sq miThis ZIP7.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$4,104,000This ZIP$4,104,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,595,000This ZIP$8,595,000

Land area

Land area66.55 sq miThis ZIP66.55 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Counties 31812 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Talbot County 79.5%
Taylor County 20.5%

Other place names in 31812

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 31812

ZIPCityDistance
31039 Howard, GA 3.4 mi
31827 Talbotton, GA 6.2 mi
31810 Geneva, GA 7.4 mi
31058 Mauk, GA 10.1 mi
31006 Butler, GA 10.8 mi
31801 Box Springs, GA 12.7 mi
31836 Woodland, GA 12.9 mi
31831 Waverly Hall, GA 16.4 mi
31081 Rupert, GA 17.4 mi
30286 Thomaston, GA 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 31812?

31812 is in Junction City, Georgia, in Talbot County, part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6349, -84.4251.

What county is 31812 in?

31812 spans 2 counties: Talbot County and Taylor County. Most of it falls in Talbot 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 31812?

Junction City uses area codes 706 and 762, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 31812 in?

31812 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 31812?

About 484 people live in ZIP code 31812, in 172 households, at 7.3 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 31812?

$47,500 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 31812?

The closest are 31039 (3.4 mi), 31827 (6.2 mi), 31810 (7.4 mi), 31058 (10.1 mi) and 31006 (10.8 mi).

Is 31812 a PO Box ZIP code?

31812 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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