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39817

ZIP 39817 is in Bainbridge, Georgia, in Decatur County; area code 229; Eastern time. Bainbridge has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 39818 and 39819.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Decatur
Metro area
Bainbridge, GA
Population
11,158
Coordinates
30.9435, -84.6020
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Where 39817 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39817
  • 🔢 Type 39817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,817 = 29 × 1373. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39815 (Attapulgus, GA, 16 mi away) and 39818 (Bainbridge, GA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39817 becomes 71893, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17938, 17983, 31789, 31798, 37189, 37819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97138 in Seaside, OR, 2,325 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯996 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39817 and you would come out at 30.94°S, 95.40°E — 1,206 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 144.5 square miles of land, 39817 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,158This ZIP11,158
Households3,789This ZIP3,789
Housing units4,989This ZIP4,989
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,065This ZIP$53,065Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$159,800This ZIP$159,800Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$840This ZIP$840Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density77.2 / sq miThis ZIP77.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees2,906This ZIP2,906
Annual payroll$149,364,000This ZIP$149,364,000
Tax returns filed3,930This ZIP3,930
Total adjusted gross income$165,052,000This ZIP$165,052,000

Land area

Land area144.45 sq miThis ZIP144.45 sq mi
Water area5.68 sq miThis ZIP5.68 sq mi

Other place names in 39817

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ZIP codes near 39817

ZIPCityDistance
39818 Bainbridge, GA 4.6 mi
39825 Brinson, GA 8.3 mi
39852 Fowlstown, GA 10.3 mi
39834 Climax, GA 10.7 mi
39819 Bainbridge, GA 11.2 mi
39859 Iron City, GA 12.9 mi
39837 Colquitt, GA 15.1 mi
39815 Attapulgus, GA 15.6 mi
39897 Whigham, GA 16.3 mi
39845 Donalsonville, GA 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39817?

39817 is in Bainbridge, Georgia, in Decatur County, part of the Bainbridge, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9435, -84.6020.

What county is 39817 in?

39817 lies in Decatur County.

What area code is 39817?

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

What time zone is 39817 in?

39817 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 39817?

About 11,158 people live in ZIP code 39817, in 3,789 households, at 77.2 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 39817?

$53,065 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 39817?

The closest are 39818 (4.6 mi), 39825 (8.3 mi), 39852 (10.3 mi), 39834 (10.7 mi) and 39819 (11.2 mi).

Is 39817 a PO Box ZIP code?

39817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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