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30256 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30256 covers Meansville, Georgia, with a population of about 3,007 and a median household income of $80,263.

Population
3,00784 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,2631.1× the Georgia median
Poverty rate
11.3%1.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$336,852up 35.3% in five years
Median rent
$94528% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
23.4%11.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
30

Where 30256 is

Meansville, 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

Population3,007
Median age44.5
Family households74.6%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans11.3%
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$80,263
Income per person$36,109
Poverty rate11.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.8%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k5.9%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k7.6%
$50–60k2.1%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k15.7%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more11.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,210
Mean adjusted gross income$68,597
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$195,400
Median gross rent$945
Rent as a share of household income21.6%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house78.2%
Mobile home21.8%
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$336,852as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 120.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$336,852$118,893

$137,952 in 2009 to $336,852 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%
High school diploma or higher83%
Works from home1%
Drives to work alone90%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.9% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments30
People employed227
Annual payroll$7,772,000
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 23.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss18.9 out of 100
Community resilience47.9 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.

Wildfire75.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.5Relatively 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$80,263$74,664$78,538
Income per person$36,109$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate11.3%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$195,400$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$945$1,306$1,348
Homeownership82.8%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate9.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home1%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%10.8%13.9%
Median age44.537.438.7
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 stationTHE ROCK RCH, GA US9.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January56.2°F / 34.3°F
February59.8°F / 37.1°F
March67.1°F / 42.8°F
April74.5°F / 50.2°F
May81.8°F / 58.9°F
June87.3°F / 66.8°F
July90.5°F / 69.8°F
August89.4°F / 69.5°F
September84.9°F / 63.3°F
October75.8°F / 52.1°F
November65.8°F / 42.1°F
December57.6°F / 36.8°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Pike County School District70.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Upson County School District20.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lamar County School District8.6% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30285 The Rock, GA8.4 km away
30295 Zebulon, GA9.7 km away
30286 Thomaston, GA12.5 km away
30258 Molena, GA13.1 km away
30206 Concord, GA15.5 km away
30204 Barnesville, GA15.8 km away
30292 Williamson, GA17.3 km away
31097 Yatesville, 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.

Pike County70.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Upson County20.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lamar County8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area35.64 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density84 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.0134, -84.3169

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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