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Where 39824 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.
- 🔢 Type 39824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 131. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101110010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39823 (Blakely, GA, 14 mi away) and 39825 (Brinson, GA, 42 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39824 becomes 42893, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23894, 24839, 24938, 24983, 28349, 28394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98243 in Deer Harbor, WA, 2,303 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯958 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39824 and you would come out at 31.53°S, 95.14°E — 1,216 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
- 📏 At 41.2 square miles of land, 39824 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 480This ZIP480 |
|---|---|
| Households | 173This ZIP173 |
| Housing units | 215This ZIP215 |
| Median age | 39.8This ZIP39.8Georgia37.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,353This ZIP$49,353Georgia$77,353US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $58,900This ZIP$58,900Georgia$303,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.6%This ZIP12.6% |
| Mean commute | 22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min |
| Population density | 11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 172This ZIP172 |
| Annual payroll | $4,479,000This ZIP$4,479,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 140This ZIP140 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $6,913,000This ZIP$6,913,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 41.23 sq miThis ZIP41.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
Counties 39824 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Clay County | 70.9% |
| Early County | 29.1% |
Other place names in 39824
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39824
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39846 | Edison, GA | 7.5 mi |
39836 | Coleman, GA | 9.5 mi |
39851 | Fort Gaines, GA | 9.8 mi |
39813 | Arlington, GA | 12.9 mi |
36373 | Shorterville, AL | 13.2 mi |
39823 | Blakely, GA | 14.3 mi |
39866 | Morgan, GA | 15.6 mi |
39840 | Cuthbert, GA | 18.5 mi |
39841 | Damascus, GA | 19.4 mi |
39886 | Shellman, GA | 20.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39824?
39824 is in Bluffton, Georgia, in Clay County. Its published point location is 31.5284, -84.8648.
What county is 39824 in?
39824 spans 2 counties: Clay County and Early County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 39824?
Bluffton uses area code 229, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39824 in?
39824 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 39824?
About 480 people live in ZIP code 39824, in 173 households, at 11.6 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 39824?
$49,353 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.
What ZIP codes are near 39824?
The closest are 39846 (7.5 mi), 39836 (9.5 mi), 39851 (9.8 mi), 39813 (12.9 mi) and 36373 (13.2 mi).
Is 39824 a PO Box ZIP code?
39824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “39824 ZIP Code — Bluffton, Georgia (Clay County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/39824
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