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30296 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30296 covers Riverdale, Georgia, with a population of about 27,774 and a median household income of $60,322.

Population
27,7742,660 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$60,32219% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
14.3%1.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$231,078up 18.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,5271.2× the Georgia median
Degree or higher
22.9%12.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.2%4.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
151

Where 30296 is

Riverdale, 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

Population27,774
Median age36.1
Family households65.1%
Born outside the US14.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.6%
White (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)81%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans7.9%
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$60,322
Income per person$27,926
Poverty rate14.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.7%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k10.0%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k6.4%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,830
Mean adjusted gross income$40,628
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.5%
Returns, under $25k41.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$184,700
Median gross rent$1,527
Rent as a share of household income40%
Owner-occupied69.2%
Vacant homes6.2%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house4.3%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units6%
20 or more units2.6%
Mobile home2.1%
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$231,078as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 143.5%
Typical asking rent$1,846as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$256,898$50,364

$107,534 in 2000 to $231,078 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,846$1,404

$1,404 in 2021 to $1,846 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%
High school diploma or higher87.3%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone75.2%
Takes public transport4.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.2%
Health

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

Obesity44% 10.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.3% 3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.7% 3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.3% 9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.1% 11 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.3% 10 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.8% 11 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.4% 8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments151
People employed667
Annual payroll$19,035,000
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 33.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss27.8 out of 100
Community resilience17.7 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.

Hail72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide51.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.6Relatively 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$60,322$74,664$78,538
Income per person$27,926$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate14.3%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$184,700$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,527$1,306$1,348
Homeownership69.2%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.1%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US14.5%10.8%13.9%
Median age36.137.438.7
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 stationATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTL AP, GA US7.1 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January54°F / 35.6°F4.59 in rain, 1 in snow
February58.2°F / 38.9°F4.55 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March65.9°F / 45.3°F4.68 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April73.8°F / 52.5°F3.81 in rain
May81.1°F / 61.3°F3.56 in rain
June87.1°F / 68.6°F4.54 in rain
July90.1°F / 71.8°F4.75 in rain
August89°F / 71.3°F4.3 in rain
September83.9°F / 65.9°F3.82 in rain
October74.4°F / 54.9°F3.28 in rain
November64.1°F / 44.2°F3.98 in rain
December56.2°F / 38.4°F4.57 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket93% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket19% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clayton County School District80.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fulton County School District19.9% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30274 Riverdale, GA3.7 km away
30349 Atlanta, GA6 km away
30297 Forest Park, GA7.6 km away
30236 Jonesboro, GA8.6 km away
30337 Atlanta, GA8.8 km away
30238 Jonesboro, GA9.6 km away
30272 Red Oak, GA9.9 km away
30320 Atlanta, GA10.1 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.

Clayton County80.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Fulton County19.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.44 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density2,660 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5667, -84.4364

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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