PlainZIP

Sylvester, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sylvester, GA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,354. 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 SYLVESTER-GA · Sylvester, GA 1 ZIPs · 12,354 pop · #17107/25278 · Worth County

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

  • INC-MID $61,530
  • RANK-LOWER #17107/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Omega
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,354
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $101,200

Nearest income peer: Omega, GA ( $4,402 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 Sylvester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sylvester 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, Sylvester, GA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,354
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,530
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 $61,530 and poverty 27.4% concentrate in 31791.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sylvester as a pure owner town.

Within Georgia, Register is the closest lower-income city and Hartwell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sylvester.

Population concentration

Sylvester's single ZIP 31791 carries the town

Sylvester is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 31791 is the entire residential footprint (12,354 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sylvester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 211 establishments, 2,058 employees , annual payroll $80,724k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 31791 (211 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (45) · also Other services (except public administration) · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Sylvester, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Worth County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sylvester. See the Worth County roll-up →

No other city sharing Worth County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sylvester. Omega, Poulan and Sumner sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Oakfield marks the far end of that range at $42,115, 32% below Sylvester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
31791 12,354 $61,530 211 25
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Sylvester 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 Sylvester, .