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ZIP Code 31535: Douglas, GA

ZIP code 31535 uses the postal name Douglas, Georgia and lies entirely in Coffee County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 13,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the less populous of Douglas's 2 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $65,629 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies mostly outside any Census place; 5% is in small places.

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
3national area: Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Armed Forces Americas
315sectional center: Jacksonville, FL (SCF 320)
35delivery area within it
Town
Douglas · 2 residential ZIPs
Micro area
Douglas, GA
House district
GA-8 119th Congress
State
Georgia
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
94.0 sq mi · 143 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
31534 also use the name Douglas

Where is ZIP code 31535?

31535 centers on 31.460°, -82.867° and covers 94.0 square miles of land plus 2.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 31533, 31512, 31650, 31642, 31624, 31554.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 31535 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 31535, 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 31535 compare with the rest of Douglas?

Rank of 31535 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure31535In DouglasIn Coffee CountyIn GA
People (ACS 2020-2024)13,4632nd of 22nd of 10265th of 751
Median household income$66k1st of 21st of 3257th of 476
Median home value$145k1st of 21st of 4392nd of 474

Its median household income is higher than in 39% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 59% of all 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 31535?

The 2020 Census counted 12,506 people in 31535; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 13,463. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 11.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
13,463
2020 Census count
12,506+11.0% since 2010 (11,264)
Households
4,881
Median age
34.6

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 31535?

Of the 13,463 people the ACS estimates in 31535, 23.0% are under 18 and 14.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (54.3%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.4%).

  • Under 1823.0%
  • 18 to 6462.9%
  • 65 and older14.1%
Age of the people of 31535 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic54.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic22.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino19.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.0%
  • Other or two or more1.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 31535 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 31535 earn?

Median household income is $65,629 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 3 ranked ZIP codes in Coffee County. It rose from $49,455 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$65,629±$7,914
Income per person
$29,782
Below the poverty line
17.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
14.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$58,9754,680 returns; wages 71% of AGI (IRS)

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 31535?

FHFA's house price index for 31535, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 92% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 63% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +17.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$144,700
Median gross rent
$813
Homes owned by their occupants
71.9%
Housing units
5,382
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Index = 100 in 1996, the first year FHFA reports for 31535; 2025: 262.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 31535?

141 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 17 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade28
  • Manufacturing21
  • Construction19
  • Accommodation and food services15
  • Wholesale trade12
  • Other services (except public administration)9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 31535?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 31535, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
31533Douglas17,032$43k7.5 mi
31512Ambrose2,032$50k10.7 mi
31650Willacoochee2,676$45k10.9 mi
31642Pearson4,617$42k13.6 mi
31624Axson1,913$51k13.9 mi
31554Nicholls7,393$54k14.7 mi
31519Broxton3,126$37k14.4 mi (near)
31567West Green1,042$53k15.2 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.