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30906 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30906 covers Augusta, Georgia, with a population of about 61,415 and a median household income of $46,159.

Population
61,415708 per square mile
Median age
34.14.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$46,15938% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
24.9%12.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$147,438up 21.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,05120% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
12.2%22.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
52.6%12.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
765

Where 30906 is

Augusta, 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

Population61,415
Median age34.1
Family households65.6%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.5%
White (non-Hispanic)26.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)64.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans9.6%
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$46,159
Income per person$23,219
Poverty rate24.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.5%
$10–15k7.1%
$15–20k6.9%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k5.8%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k10.8%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,320
Mean adjusted gross income$37,653
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.5%
Returns, under $25k45.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$115,000
Median gross rent$1,051
Rent as a share of household income41.4%
Owner-occupied52.6%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house70.8%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units8.8%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home9.1%
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$147,438as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.6%
Typical asking rent$1,349as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30.2%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 79.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$151,604$69,137

$72,762 in 2016 to $147,438 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,349$741

$741 in 2015 to $1,349 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%
High school diploma or higher85.4%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone75.9%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.9%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.2% 8.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.7% 12.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.3% 11 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.2% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.7% 15.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.8% 9.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity33.3% 16.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps31.8% 17.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity26.2% 12.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74% 1.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22% 8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.6% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat18.7% 9.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45% 8.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27.4% 14.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments765
People employed18,781
Annual payroll$844,061,000
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 51.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 19 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46.2 out of 100
Community resilience39.4 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.

Strong wind91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought75.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.5Very High 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$46,159$74,664$78,538
Income per person$23,219$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate24.9%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$115,000$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,051$1,306$1,348
Homeownership52.6%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.4%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%10.8%13.9%
Median age34.137.438.7
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 stationAUGUSTA BUSH FLD AP, GA US4.4 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January59.6°F / 35.3°F3.84 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February63.5°F / 38.1°F3.67 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March71°F / 44.1°F4.08 in rain
April78.5°F / 50.6°F2.92 in rain
May85.9°F / 59.6°F3.05 in rain
June91.3°F / 68.1°F4.75 in rain
July94.1°F / 71.6°F4.48 in rain
August92.6°F / 71°F4.61 in rain
September87.8°F / 65°F3.6 in rain
October79°F / 53.1°F2.56 in rain
November69.1°F / 42.2°F2.66 in rain
December61.5°F / 37.3°F3.87 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 supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket32% 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%.

Richmond 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 vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% 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.

30812 Gracewood, GA2.6 km away
30815 Hephzibah, GA7.5 km away
30903 Augusta, GA8.1 km away
30914 Augusta, GA8.1 km away
30916 Augusta, GA8.1 km away
30919 Augusta, GA8.1 km away
30999 Augusta, GA8.1 km away
30901 Augusta, GA11.8 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.

Richmond County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area86.7 sq mi
Water area1.38 sq mi
Population density708 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3589, -82.0099

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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