Dawson, GA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dawson, GA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,357. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet DAWSON-GA · Dawson, GA 1 ZIPs · 8,357 pop · #23309/25278 · Terrell County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $43,871
- RANK-BOTTOM #23309/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Bronwood
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 58% owners
- POP-TOWN 8,357
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $117,200
Nearest income peer: Bronwood, GA (+ $3,004 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Dawson
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dawson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Dawson · this city · lowest
Dawson · this city · lowest
$43,871 median HH income
- Bronwood · near
Bronwood · near
$46,875 median HH income
- Parrott · highest
Parrott · highest
$51,250 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dawson, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 8th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 8,357
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $43,871
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,871 average) · poverty 36.3%. The primary code (39842) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $746 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Georgia, Statenville is the closest lower-income city and Wrens the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson.
Population concentration
Dawson reads through its lone ZIP, 39842
8,357 ACS residents, one ZIP: 39842 is not the leading code inside Dawson, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Dawson's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 153 establishments, 1,399 employees , annual payroll $54,247k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39842 (153 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Finance and insurance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Dawson, GA
These ZIP codes sit in Terrell County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dawson. See the Terrell County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Terrell County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dawson, Parrott and Bronwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Parrott marks the far end of that range at $51,250, 17% above Dawson.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39842 | 8,357 | $43,871 | 153 | 11 |
Dawson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dawson, .