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ZIP Code31556

Offerman, GA

Pierce County · Georgia · United States
Home to 23 people across 0.11 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority5 ZIPs in county

At a glance

31556 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
23
±22 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
70.5
US median 42 years
Population density
209/mi²
63th pctile most dense
Land area
0.11 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 31556 is

31.40505, -82.115244 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates31.40505, -82.115244
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyPierce County
StateGeorgia (GA)
Land area0.11 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Atlanta, GA209.1 mi
Miami, FL407.0 mi
Philadelphia, PA707.2 mi
Chicago, IL785.1 mi

People

Who lives in 31556

23 residents in 16 households, averaging 1.44 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 56.5% of residents, and 68.8% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1813.0%
18-240.0%
25-344.3%
35-4421.7%
45-540.0%
55-644.3%
65+56.5%

Households

Composition and size

Total households16
Average household size1.44
Family households31.2%
Living alone68.8%
Median age70.5 years
Households with internet25.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 31556

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$21,078
Poverty rate43.5%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation20.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k68.8%
$25-50k6.2%
$50-75k6.2%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k18.8%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 10.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 50.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 31556

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units16
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 16 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households16
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family87.5%
20+ units12.5%

Getting to work

How 31556 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 23.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 23.0 minutes

<10 min25.0%
10-190.0%
20-2950.0%
30-4425.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 31556

ZIP code 31556 is assigned to Offerman, GA, and falls within Pierce County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 23 people live inside it.

At 209 residents per square mile spread over 0.11 square miles, 31556 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Offerman looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 87.5% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 70.5 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.44 people, and 68.8% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Getting to work takes 23.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Offerman, GA

Offerman is a smaller community, so options inside 31556 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.

For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 209.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 31556 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 31556 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 31556 offers a compact profile of Offerman: 23 residents, 10.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 31556 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Offerman may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 31556

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Georgia ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 31556

What city is ZIP code 31556 in?
31556 serves Offerman, Georgia, in Pierce County, United States.
What is the population of 31556?
About 23 people live in ZIP code 31556, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±22. That works out to roughly 209 people per square mile.
Is 31556 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 10.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 70.5. The average commute is 23.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 31556 in?
31556 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 31556?
ZIP code 31556 covers 0.11 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 31556 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 31556 reads as a small-town area. It holds 209 people per square mile across 0.11 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 31556?
The average one-way commute from 31556 takes about 23.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 31556?
About 4 residents of 31556 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 20.0% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 31556?
Accommodation in and around Offerman, GA ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 31556 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Offerman as the primary place and Pierce County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 31556 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 31556. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 31556, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.