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Where 39846 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 39846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,846 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 229. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101110100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39845 (Donalsonville, GA, 44 mi away) and 39851 (Fort Gaines, GA, 15 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39846 becomes 64893, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,985 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯962 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39846 and you would come out at 31.57°S, 95.25°E — 1,209 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
- 📏 At 80.3 square miles of land, 39846 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,828This ZIP1,828 |
|---|---|
| Households | 663This ZIP663 |
| Housing units | 833This ZIP833 |
| Median age | 40.2This ZIP40.2Georgia37.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $36,661This ZIP$36,661Georgia$77,353US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $65,700This ZIP$65,700Georgia$303,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $446This ZIP$446Georgia$1,393US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.5%This ZIP8.5% |
| Mean commute | 23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min |
| Population density | 22.8 / sq miThis ZIP22.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 30This ZIP30 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 318This ZIP318 |
| Annual payroll | $11,842,000This ZIP$11,842,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 810This ZIP810 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $34,284,000This ZIP$34,284,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 80.27 sq miThis ZIP80.27 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi |
Counties 39846 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Calhoun County | 90.7% |
| Clay County | 8.0% |
| Randolph County | 1.2% |
Other place names in 39846
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39846
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39824 | Bluffton, GA | 7.5 mi |
39866 | Morgan, GA | 8.4 mi |
39836 | Coleman, GA | 9.9 mi |
39813 | Arlington, GA | 10.7 mi |
39886 | Shellman, GA | 13.6 mi |
39840 | Cuthbert, GA | 14.7 mi |
39851 | Fort Gaines, GA | 14.9 mi |
39862 | Leary, GA | 15.4 mi |
39841 | Damascus, GA | 19.4 mi |
39823 | Blakely, GA | 20.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39846?
39846 is in Edison, Georgia, in Calhoun County. Its published point location is 31.5690, -84.7460.
What county is 39846 in?
39846 spans 3 counties: Calhoun County, Clay County and Randolph County. Most of it falls in Calhoun 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 39846?
Edison uses area code 229, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39846 in?
39846 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 39846?
About 1,828 people live in ZIP code 39846, in 663 households, at 22.8 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 39846?
$36,661 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.
What ZIP codes are near 39846?
The closest are 39824 (7.5 mi), 39866 (8.4 mi), 39836 (9.9 mi), 39813 (10.7 mi) and 39886 (13.6 mi).
Is 39846 a PO Box ZIP code?
39846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “39846 ZIP Code — Edison, Georgia (Calhoun County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/39846
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