Postal Codes

30016 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30016 covers Covington, Georgia, with a population of about 61,123 and a median household income of $74,276.

Population
61,123673 per square mile
Median age
35.13.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,276about the Georgia median
Poverty rate
12.8%about the US average
Typical home value
$288,678up 24.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,5851.2× the Georgia median
Degree or higher
21.1%13.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.8%15.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
398

Where 30016 is

Covington, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population61,123
Median age35.1
Family households77.7%
Born outside the US6.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)28.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)58.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Veterans9.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$74,276
Income per person$29,199
Poverty rate12.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k14.3%
$75–100k16.8%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k9.7%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed28,490
Mean adjusted gross income$47,358
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k36.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$218,700
Median gross rent$1,585
Rent as a share of household income32.5%
Owner-occupied80.8%
Vacant homes2.7%
Median year built2001

What the homes are

Detached house93.5%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home2.9%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$288,678as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 114.8%
Typical asking rent$1,937as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 89.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$304,123$71,569

$87,724 in 2000 to $288,678 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,937$988

$988 in 2015 to $1,937 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home10.9%
Drives to work alone76.4%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity43.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22% 1.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.4% 5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.8% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56% 5.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments398
People employed2,850
Annual payroll$110,865,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 29.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.3 out of 100
Community resilience33.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather24.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$74,276$74,664$78,538
Income per person$29,199$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate12.8%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$218,700$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,585$1,306$1,348
Homeownership80.8%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.9%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.2%10.8%13.9%
Median age35.137.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCOVINGTON, GA US9.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January52.4°F / 33.6°F4.55 in rain, 0.7 in snow
February57°F / 36.6°F5.09 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March65.4°F / 42.5°F5.1 in rain
April73.5°F / 49.6°F3.42 in rain
May80.6°F / 58.5°F2.93 in rain
June86.7°F / 67.2°F4.62 in rain
July89.4°F / 70.5°F4.48 in rain
August88°F / 70.5°F4.17 in rain
September83.7°F / 64°F3.78 in rain
October73.5°F / 52.6°F3.23 in rain
November63.2°F / 41.3°F4.22 in rain
December55.6°F / 35.9°F4.91 in rain, 0.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket66% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket82% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Newton County School District99.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

30014 Covington, GA2 km away
30070 Porterdale, GA7 km away
30015 Covington, GA9.1 km away
30055 Mansfield, GA11.4 km away
30056 Newborn, GA14.4 km away
30013 Conyers, GA17.4 km away
30054 Oxford, GA17.4 km away
30252 Mcdonough, GA18.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Newton County99.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockdale County0.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area90.81 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq mi
Population density673 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5146, -83.8626

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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