Decatur

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Georgia

Decatur is a smaller county in Georgia with 5 ZIP codes, 27,461 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Decatur, GA sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

17th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
27,461
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,451
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Decatur lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on smaller county footing (FIPS 13087, 5 ZIPs, combined population 27,461). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 5 ZIPs (combined population 27,461). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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5

Total ZIPs

27,461

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Decatur

Side-by-side: Compare 39819 vs 39817 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
39819 Bainbridge 11,282 28
39817 Bainbridge 10,894 29
39834 Climax 2,138 7
39815 Attapulgus 1,686 13
39825 Brinson 1,461 6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Decatur?

Decatur has a total population of 27,461 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Decatur?

Decatur includes 5 ZIP codes: 39819, 39817, 39834, 39815, 39825.

Decatur's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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