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30738 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30738 covers Rising Fawn, Georgia, with a population of about 3,110 and a median household income of $61,250.

Population
3,11035 per square mile
Median age
49.610.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,25018% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$281,136up 33.7% in five years
Degree or higher
29.4%5.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.9%27.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 30738 is

Rising Fawn, 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

Population3,110
Median age49.6
Family households67.1%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)96.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Veterans6.5%
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$61,250
Income per person$42,178
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k9.0%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k7.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more9.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,570
Mean adjusted gross income$73,575
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k26.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$224,500
Owner-occupied92.9%
Vacant homes18%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house83.8%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units2.4%
Mobile home12.1%
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$281,136as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$281,136$94,275

$94,275 in 2000 to $281,136 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%
High school diploma or higher87%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.4%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments40
People employed260
Annual payroll$8,525,000
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 71.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.2 out of 100
Community resilience11.9 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.

Tornado95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought37.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.8Relatively 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$61,250$74,664$78,538
Income per person$42,178$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$224,500$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,306$1,348
Homeownership92.9%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home11.6%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%10.8%13.9%
Median age49.637.438.7
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 stationCHICKAMAUGA 2 SW, GA US17.7 km away
Rain in a year57 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January50.7°F / 32.9°F5.34 in rain, 0.3 in snow
February54.9°F / 35.5°F5.29 in rain, 0.5 in snow
March63.8°F / 41.7°F5.6 in rain, 1.2 in snow
April72.8°F / 48.9°F5.15 in rain
May79.8°F / 57.5°F4.44 in rain
June86.1°F / 66.1°F4.28 in rain
July88.9°F / 69.6°F4.52 in rain
August88.5°F / 68.9°F3.66 in rain
September83.5°F / 63.2°F4.44 in rain
October73.2°F / 51.2°F3.25 in rain
November62°F / 40.7°F5.13 in rain
December53.2°F / 35.8°F5.9 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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.

Dade County School District68.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Walker County School District31.7% 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30752 Trenton, GA9.9 km away
35979 Higdon, AL11.1 km away
35981 Ider, AL15.5 km away
30707 Chickamauga, GA17.1 km away
30750 Lookout Mountain, GA17.4 km away
30725 Flintstone, GA18.4 km away
35958 Bryant, AL18.8 km away
35966 Flat Rock, AL18.9 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.

Dade County68.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Walker County31.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area88.84 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density35 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8139, -85.5019

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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