39851
ZIP 39851 is Fort Gaines, Georgia, mostly in Clay County; area code 229; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Clay +1 more
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 2,080
- Coordinates
- 31.6198, -84.9926
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Where 39851 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 39851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,851 = 7 × 5693. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101110101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39846 (Edison, GA, 15 mi away) and 39852 (Fowlstown, GA, 62 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39851 becomes 15893, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13859, 15938, 18935, 18953, 19358, 19538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98315 in Silverdale, WA, 2,263 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯948 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39851 and you would come out at 31.62°S, 95.01°E — 1,223 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
- 📏 At 137.1 square miles of land, 39851 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,080This ZIP2,080 |
|---|---|
| Households | 914This ZIP914 |
| Housing units | 1,465This ZIP1,465 |
| Median age | 46.0This ZIP46.0Georgia37.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $48,382This ZIP$48,382Georgia$77,353US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $95,500This ZIP$95,500Georgia$303,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $541This ZIP$541Georgia$1,393US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.2%This ZIP28.2% |
| Mean commute | 24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min |
| Population density | 15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 40This ZIP40 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 276This ZIP276 |
| Annual payroll | $13,194,000This ZIP$13,194,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 820This ZIP820 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $37,396,000This ZIP$37,396,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 137.10 sq miThis ZIP137.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 20.85 sq miThis ZIP20.85 sq mi |
Counties 39851 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 | 90.9% |
| Randolph County | 9.1% |
Other place names in 39851
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39851
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39836 | Coleman, GA | 8.0 mi |
36373 | Shorterville, AL | 9.0 mi |
39824 | Bluffton, GA | 9.8 mi |
36310 | Abbeville, AL | 12.8 mi |
39846 | Edison, GA | 14.9 mi |
39867 | Morris, GA | 15.8 mi |
39840 | Cuthbert, GA | 17.5 mi |
39854 | Georgetown, GA | 17.6 mi |
39823 | Blakely, GA | 20.0 mi |
36072 | Eufaula, AL | 20.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39851?
39851 is in Fort Gaines, Georgia, in Clay County. Its published point location is 31.6198, -84.9926.
What county is 39851 in?
39851 spans 2 counties: Clay County and Randolph 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 39851?
Fort Gaines uses area code 229, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39851 in?
39851 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 39851?
About 2,080 people live in ZIP code 39851, in 914 households, at 15.2 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 39851?
$48,382 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.
What ZIP codes are near 39851?
The closest are 39836 (8 mi), 36373 (9 mi), 39824 (9.8 mi), 36310 (12.8 mi) and 39846 (14.9 mi).
Is 39851 a PO Box ZIP code?
39851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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