PlainZIP

Folkston, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Folkston, GA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,097. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FOLKSTON-GA · Folkston, GA 1 ZIPs · 10,097 pop · #15661/25278 · Charlton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,461
  • RANK-LOWER #15661/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Saint George
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,097
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,100

Nearest income peer: Saint George, GA ( $28,767 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 Folkston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Folkston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Folkston, GA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,097
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,461
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,461 and poverty 16.8% concentrate in 31537.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Folkston as a pure owner town.

Within Georgia, Yatesville is the closest lower-income city and Jonesboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Folkston.

Population concentration

Folkston reads through its lone ZIP, 31537

10,097 ACS residents, one ZIP: 31537 is not the leading code inside Folkston, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Folkston

Citywide ZBP: 137 establishments, 1,376 employees , annual payroll $54,113k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 31537 (137 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (29) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Folkston, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Charlton County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Folkston. See the Charlton County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
31537 10,097 $64,461 137 13
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Folkston 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 Folkston, .