Residential delivery area · Georgia
ZIP Code 31318: Meldrim, GA
ZIP code 31318 uses the postal name Meldrim, Georgia and lies entirely in Effingham County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 450 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $78,036 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Meldrim · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Effingham County
- Metro area
- Savannah, GA
- House district
- GA-1 119th Congress
- State
- Georgia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 2.6 sq mi · 174 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 31318?
31318 centers on 32.135°, -81.372° and covers 2.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 31302.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 31318, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 31318 compare with the rest of Effingham County?
| Measure | 31318 | In Effingham County | In GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 451 | 8th of 8 | 674th of 751 |
| Median household income | $78k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
31318's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (451). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 61% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 31318?
The 2020 Census counted 572 people in 31318; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 451. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 451±193 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 572
- Households
- 189
- Median age
- 51.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 31318?
Of the 451 people the ACS estimates in 31318, 24.8% are under 18 and 37.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (64.1%), then Hispanic or Latino (28.2%).
- Under 1824.8%
- 18 to 6437.3%
- 65 and older37.9%
- White, not Hispanic64.1%
- Hispanic or Latino28.2%
- Other or two or more7.8%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 31318 earn?
Median household income is $78,036 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $78,036±$37,966
- Income per person
- $36,818
- Below the poverty line
- 10.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 2.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 31318?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 92.1%
- Housing units
- 255
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 31318?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31302 | Bloomingdale | 8,899 | $69k | 2.0 mi |
| 31307 | Eden | 1,752 | $106k | 3.2 mi (near) |
| 31308 | Ellabell | 8,416 | $73k | 6.6 mi (near) |
| 31322 | Pooler | 30,145 | $91k | 7.2 mi (near) |
| 31407 | Port Wentworth | 24,893 | $81k | 10.7 mi (near) |
| 31408 | Savannah | 11,621 | $46k | 11.4 mi (near) |
| 31312 | Guyton | 25,991 | $102k | 12.8 mi (near) |
| 31419 | Savannah | 57,077 | $70k | 13.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.