Postal Codes

30720 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30720 covers Dalton, Georgia, with a population of about 27,122 and a median household income of $65,620.

Population
27,122558 per square mile
Median age
36.42.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,62012% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
14.3%1.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$267,639up 31.4% in five years
Median rent
$96526% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
28.8%6.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
59.9%5.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,038

Where 30720 is

Dalton, 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

Population27,122
Median age36.4
Family households69.7%
Born outside the US20.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home33.9%
White (non-Hispanic)52.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino39.1%
Veterans4.3%
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$65,620
Income per person$35,020
Poverty rate14.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more10.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,670
Mean adjusted gross income$72,540
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k30.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$225,600
Median gross rent$965
Rent as a share of household income27%
Owner-occupied59.9%
Vacant homes13.7%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house61.1%
Attached house4%
2 to 4 units9.9%
5 to 19 units13.2%
20 or more units5.3%
Mobile home6.2%
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$267,639as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.1%
Typical asking rent$1,556as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$267,809$100,283

$100,283 in 2000 to $267,639 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%
High school diploma or higher76.7%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone83.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.4%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.1% 1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20.3% 9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.2% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,038
People employed26,043
Annual payroll$1,259,076,000
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 64.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.8 out of 100
Community resilience7 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.

Tornado91.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.7Relatively 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$65,620$74,664$78,538
Income per person$35,020$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate14.3%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$225,600$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$965$1,306$1,348
Homeownership59.9%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.4%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US20.2%10.8%13.9%
Median age36.437.438.7
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 stationDALTON, GA US9.2 km away

Average high and low by month

January51.1°F / 31°F
February55.2°F / 33.8°F
March64.5°F / 40.5°F
April72.8°F / 47.8°F
May79.7°F / 57°F
June86.4°F / 65.3°F
July89.3°F / 69°F
August89.5°F / 68.4°F
September84.1°F / 61.9°F
October74.6°F / 49.3°F
November62.6°F / 39.7°F
December54.2°F / 33.6°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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket22% 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.

Whitfield County School District77.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Dalton City School District22.1% 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30719 Dalton, GA1.7 km away
30722 Dalton, GA3.3 km away
30721 Dalton, GA5.2 km away
30740 Rocky Face, GA6.4 km away
30755 Tunnel Hill, GA11.4 km away
30756 Varnell, GA15.4 km away
30705 Chatsworth, GA17.7 km away
30710 Cohutta, GA19.2 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.

Whitfield County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area48.65 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density558 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.7635, -84.9875

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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