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39897

ZIP 39897 is Whigham, Georgia, mostly in Grady County; area code 229; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grady +1 more
Metro area
Thomasville, GA
Population
3,507
Coordinates
30.9112, -84.3298
☼ Live from 39897 — Whigham, GA

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Where 39897 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39897
  • 🔢 Type 39897 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGBGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,897 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39886 (Shellman, GA, 59 mi away) and 39901 (Atlanta, GA, 206 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39897 becomes 79893, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37998, 79839, 79938, 83799, 87939, 97389, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99783 in Wales, AK, 4,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯1,010 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39897 and you would come out at 30.91°S, 95.67°E — 1,191 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 136.7 square miles of land, 39897 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,507This ZIP3,507
Households1,522This ZIP1,522
Housing units1,848This ZIP1,848
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,639This ZIP$54,639Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$141,500This ZIP$141,500Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$698This ZIP$698Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees243This ZIP243
Annual payroll$10,558,000This ZIP$10,558,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$78,248,000This ZIP$78,248,000

Land area

Land area136.66 sq miThis ZIP136.66 sq mi
Water area1.23 sq miThis ZIP1.23 sq mi

Counties 39897 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grady County 91.9%
Decatur County 8.1%

Other place names in 39897

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ZIP codes near 39897

ZIPCityDistance
39834 Climax, GA 6.1 mi
39827 Cairo, GA 7.5 mi
39828 Cairo, GA 9.9 mi
39829 Calvary, GA 11.4 mi
39818 Bainbridge, GA 14.1 mi
31779 Pelham, GA 14.8 mi
39852 Fowlstown, GA 14.9 mi
39815 Attapulgus, GA 15.3 mi
39817 Bainbridge, GA 16.3 mi
31773 Ochlocknee, GA 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39897?

39897 is in Whigham, Georgia, in Grady County, part of the Thomasville, GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9112, -84.3298.

What county is 39897 in?

39897 spans 2 counties: Grady County and Decatur County. Most of it falls in Grady 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 39897?

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

What time zone is 39897 in?

39897 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 39897?

About 3,507 people live in ZIP code 39897, in 1,522 households, at 25.7 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 39897?

$54,639 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 39897?

The closest are 39834 (6.1 mi), 39827 (7.5 mi), 39828 (9.9 mi), 39829 (11.4 mi) and 39818 (14.1 mi).

Is 39897 a PO Box ZIP code?

39897 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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