Residential delivery area · Georgia
ZIP Code 31720: Barwick, GA
ZIP code 31720 uses the postal name Barwick, Georgia and lies mostly in Brooks County (93% of its land) with the rest in Thomas County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $29,821 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 15% of its land lies in Barwick; 85% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Barwick · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Brooks County (93%); Thomas County (7%)
- Census places
- Barwick
- Metro area
- Valdosta, GA
- House districts
- GA-8 (93%), GA-2 (7%) 119th Congress, by share of land
- State
- Georgia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 4.6 sq mi · 86 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 31720?
31720 centers on 30.878°, -83.725° and covers 4.6 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 31629, 31778, 31626.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 31720, 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 31720 compare with the rest of Brooks County?
| Measure | 31720 | In Brooks County | In GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 398 | 9th of 9 | 681st of 751 |
| Median household income | $30k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $58k | not ranked | not ranked |
31720's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (398). 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 51% 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 31720?
The 2020 Census counted 416 people in 31720; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 398. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 8.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 398±125 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 416−8.6% since 2010 (455)
- Households
- 175
- Median age
- 47.3
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 31720?
Of the 398 people the ACS estimates in 31720, 21.6% are under 18 and 18.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (71.4%), then White (not Hispanic) (28.6%).
- Under 1821.6%
- 18 to 6460.3%
- 65 and older18.1%
- Black, not Hispanic71.4%
- White, not Hispanic28.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 31720 earn?
Median household income is $29,821 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($38,957 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $29,821±$13,524
- Income per person
- $20,912
- Below the poverty line
- 42.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 3.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 8.8%
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 31720?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $58,300
- Median gross rent
- $783
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 74.3%
- Housing units
- 193
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 31720?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31629 | Dixie | 1,267 | $64k | 4.7 mi |
| 31778 | Pavo | 2,895 | $75k | 6.8 mi |
| 31626 | Boston | 3,020 | $52k | 8.5 mi |
| 31757 | Thomasville | 11,340 | $80k | 10.6 mi (near) |
| 31643 | Quitman | 9,693 | $37k | 12.3 mi (near) |
| 31638 | Morven | 985 | $94k | 12.7 mi (near) |
| 31738 | Coolidge | 2,798 | $70k | 12.9 mi (near) |
| 31722 | Berlin | 493 | $54k | 13.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.