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30830 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30830 covers Waynesboro, Georgia, with a population of about 15,073 and a median household income of $50,956.

Population
15,07340 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$50,95632% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
19.1%6.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$187,023up 30.8% in five years
Median rent
$83536% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
18.7%16.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.6%0.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
296

Where 30830 is

Waynesboro, 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

Population15,073
Median age35.3
Family households73%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)41.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)50.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans8.5%
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$50,956
Income per person$33,965
Poverty rate19.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.2%
$10–15k8.1%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k7.4%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k3.0%
$200k or more9.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,910
Mean adjusted gross income$60,162
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k39.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$145,900
Median gross rent$835
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied65.6%
Vacant homes17.5%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house61%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units12.5%
5 to 19 units0.5%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home21.6%
Boat, RV or van2%
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$187,023as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$187,023$78,957

$91,953 in 2009 to $187,023 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%
High school diploma or higher87%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone77.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.4%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54% 7.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20% 7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments296
People employed7,695
Annual payroll$670,317,000
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 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.3 out of 100
Community resilience48.4 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.

Drought96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane87.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.5Relatively Moderate 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$50,956$74,664$78,538
Income per person$33,965$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate19.1%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$145,900$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$835$1,306$1,348
Homeownership65.6%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.4%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2%10.8%13.9%
Median age35.337.438.7
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 stationWAYNESBORO 2 S, GA US3.7 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January57.9°F / 34°F3.99 in rain
February62.1°F / 36.8°F4.25 in rain
March69.3°F / 42.8°F4.56 in rain
April76.6°F / 49.8°F3.51 in rain
May83.6°F / 58.9°F2.84 in rain
June89.2°F / 66.9°F5.13 in rain
July91.9°F / 70.5°F5.03 in rain
August90.4°F / 69.4°F4.62 in rain
September85.7°F / 63.9°F3.66 in rain
October77.2°F / 51.9°F3.49 in rain
November67.5°F / 40.8°F2.8 in rain
December60.1°F / 35.9°F4.31 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 supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket53% 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%.

Burke County School District100% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

30816 Keysville, GA19.6 km away
30811 Gough, GA22 km away
30456 Sardis, GA24.3 km away
30822 Perkins, GA24.5 km away
30426 Girard, GA26.9 km away
30815 Hephzibah, GA28.4 km away
30906 Augusta, GA28.7 km away
30805 Blythe, GA29.1 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.

Burke County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area375.5 sq mi
Water area3.27 sq mi
Population density40 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1013, -81.9908

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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