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30439 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30439 covers Metter, Georgia, with a population of about 10,583 and a median household income of $51,181.

Population
10,58351 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,18131% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
18.1%5.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$224,977up 53.5% in five years
Median rent
$69647% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
13.2%21.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.6%2.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
203

Where 30439 is

Metter, 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

Population10,583
Median age40.6
Family households66.7%
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12%
White (non-Hispanic)59.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%
Veterans8%
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$51,181
Income per person$25,716
Poverty rate18.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k10.7%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k7.2%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k14.1%
$75–100k8.3%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k3.1%
$200k or more3.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,880
Mean adjusted gross income$52,800
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k40.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$131,400
Median gross rent$696
Rent as a share of household income25.6%
Owner-occupied62.6%
Vacant homes10%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house54.7%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units2%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home36.3%
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$224,977as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 53.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 129.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$224,977$77,636

$77,636 in 2000 to $224,977 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%
High school diploma or higher78%
Works from home3.7%
Drives to work alone83.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.7%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44% 9.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17.3% 6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50% 11.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24% 6.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72% 3.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.7% 10.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments203
People employed2,193
Annual payroll$78,240,000
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 61.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51.5 out of 100
Community resilience4.8 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.

Drought95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.8Very 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$51,181$74,664$78,538
Income per person$25,716$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate18.1%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$131,400$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$696$1,306$1,348
Homeownership62.6%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.7%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%10.8%13.9%
Median age40.637.438.7
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 stationMETTER, GA US0.6 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January60.1°F / 39.1°F4.06 in rain
February64.6°F / 42.1°F3.77 in rain
March71.1°F / 47.9°F4.28 in rain
April78°F / 54°F2.84 in rain
May85.6°F / 62.9°F3.44 in rain
June90.5°F / 69.7°F4.92 in rain
July92.3°F / 72.6°F5.61 in rain
August91.2°F / 72.5°F4.76 in rain
September86.4°F / 67.8°F3.53 in rain
October78.4°F / 56.6°F2.74 in rain
November69.2°F / 46.5°F3.03 in rain
December62.7°F / 41.3°F4.26 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket69% 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.

Candler County School District97.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Emanuel County School District2.6% 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30451 Pulaski, GA9.8 km away
30464 Stillmore, GA15.2 km away
30420 Cobbtown, GA16.7 km away
30452 Register, GA19 km away
30450 Portal, GA22.1 km away
30421 Collins, GA24.4 km away
30460 Statesboro, GA26.2 km away
30471 Twin City, GA26.8 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.

Candler County97.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Emanuel County2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Bulloch County0.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area207.27 sq mi
Water area4.88 sq mi
Population density51 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.4010, -82.0607

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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