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30040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30040 covers Cumming, Georgia, with a population of about 79,580 and a median household income of $133,028.

Population
79,5801,380 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$133,0281.8× the Georgia median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$595,494up 34.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,8831.4× the Georgia median
Degree or higher
55.5%20.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.4%19.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,412

Where 30040 is

Cumming, 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

Population79,580
Median age39.1
Family households80%
Born outside the US19.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home25%
White (non-Hispanic)65.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.9%
Veterans4.8%
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$133,028
Income per person$53,052
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k11.1%
$150–200k15.9%
$200k or more26.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed37,500
Mean adjusted gross income$128,723
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.5%
Returns, under $25k22.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.6%
Returns, $200k or more18.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$474,400
Median gross rent$1,883
Rent as a share of household income29.8%
Owner-occupied84.4%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house85.3%
Attached house6.2%
2 to 4 units1.4%
5 to 19 units2.4%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home2%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$595,494as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.7%
Typical asking rent$2,325as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 59.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$622,698$211,309

$211,309 in 2000 to $595,494 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,332$1,383

$1,383 in 2015 to $2,325 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.5%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home28.1%
Drives to work alone62.3%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.1%
Health

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

Obesity29.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.1% 4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.8% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6% 8.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,412
People employed21,334
Annual payroll$1,064,322,000
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 53.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 21 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.4 out of 100
Community resilience61.5 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.

Tornado82.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.8Relatively 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$133,028$74,664$78,538
Income per person$53,052$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$474,400$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,883$1,306$1,348
Homeownership84.4%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.5%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home28.1%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US19.7%10.8%13.9%
Median age39.137.438.7
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 stationCUMMING 2N, GA US2.8 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January51.2°F / 31.1°F5.39 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February55.9°F / 33.3°F5.15 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March63°F / 39.8°F5.16 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April72.1°F / 46.3°F4.32 in rain
May79.3°F / 55.5°F4.23 in rain
June85.4°F / 63.8°F4.69 in rain
July88.8°F / 67.4°F4.89 in rain
August88°F / 66.9°F4.92 in rain
September82.3°F / 60°F4.03 in rain
October73.3°F / 48.8°F3.97 in rain
November63°F / 38.8°F4.42 in rain
December54.3°F / 33.9°F5.2 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket90% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Forsyth County School District97.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Cherokee County School District2.2% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30041 Cumming, GA6 km away
30028 Cumming, GA6.7 km away
30005 Alpharetta, GA18.3 km away
30004 Alpharetta, GA18.8 km away
30518 Buford, GA19.9 km away
30023 Alpharetta, GA21.5 km away
30009 Alpharetta, GA21.8 km away
30503 Gainesville, GA22.8 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.

Forsyth County97.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Cherokee County2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area57.67 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density1,380 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.2321, -84.1580

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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