Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,554
| This zip code: | $28,554 | | Georgia: | $49,136 |
Nearest zip codes: 30420, 30464, 30471, 30452, 30450, 30425.
Housing units in zip code 30439 with a mortgage: 697 (45 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 426
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $861
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $313
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 29.9% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.4% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 30439 include: Piney Grove Church (A), El Bethel Church (B), Pine Grove Church (C), Excelsior Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), New Beulah Church (F), Mercer Grove Church (G), Lake Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Stripling Cemetery (1), Sand Ridge Cemetery (2), Bowen-Dekle Cemetery (3), Dixon Grove Cemetery (4), Byrd Cemetery (5), Cowart Cemetery (6), Hendrix and Welsh Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bowen Lake (A), Bowens Pond (B), Brantley Trapnell Lake (C), Brannen Lake (D), Canoe Pond (E), Collins Lake (F), Cooks Pond (G), Lotts Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: McCullough Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Metter Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 155
- 1995 to 1998: 387
- 1990 to 1994: 399
- 1980 to 1989: 595
- 1970 to 1979: 693
- 1960 to 1969: 575
- 1950 to 1959: 229
- 1940 to 1949: 249
- 1939 or earlier: 309
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Metter, GA (30439): |
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedrooms: 100
- 2 bedrooms: 450
- 3 bedrooms: 1,448
- 4 bedrooms: 256
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 35
- 1 bedrooms: 157
- 2 bedrooms: 273
- 3 bedrooms: 341
- 4 bedrooms: 32
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 30439 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 114
- 1 vehicle: 767
- 2 vehicles: 911
- 3 vehicles: 384
- 4 vehicles: 111
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 133
- 1 vehicle: 526
- 2 vehicles: 162
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 30439:
- Less than $10,000: 100
- $10,000 to $14,999: 50
- $15,000 to $19,999: 60
- $20,000 to $24,999: 66
- $25,000 to $29,999: 83
- $30,000 to $34,999: 59
- $35,000 to $39,999: 32
- $40,000 to $49,999: 267
- $50,000 to $59,999: 200
- $60,000 to $69,999: 182
- $70,000 to $79,999: 214
- $80,000 to $89,999: 115
- $90,000 to $99,999: 94
- $100,000 to $124,999: 251
- $125,000 to $149,999: 185
- $150,000 to $174,999: 151
- $175,000 to $199,999: 135
- $200,000 to $249,999: 139
- $250,000 to $299,999: 94
- $300,000 to $399,999: 22
- $400,000 to $499,999: 28
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 30
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 30439:
- Less than $100: 42
- $100 to $149: 19
- $150 to $199: 76
- $200 to $249: 77
- $250 to $299: 78
- $300 to $349: 61
- $350 to $399: 42
- $400 to $449: 30
- $450 to $499: 17
- $500 to $549: 10
- $550 to $599: 25
- $1,000 to $1,249: 35
- No cash rent: 135
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $16,350.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,437
- Black or African American householders: $72,602
- Some other race householders: $53,143
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,250
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,437 (it was $48,300 in 2000)
| 30439: | $82,437 | | Georgia: | $164,500 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,636 - $146,289
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $167,035| Here: | $167,035 | | State: | $234,442 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $2,055,136| Here: | $2,055,136 | | State: | $202,354 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,818| Here: | $80,818 | | State: | $151,985 |
Mobile homes: $33,166| Here: | $33,166 | | State: | $44,353 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,025
- One, attached: 29
- Two: 73
- 3 or 4: 48
- 5 to 9: 18
- 50 or more: 32
- Mobile homes: 1,353
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,285 (69%)
- Carpooled: 787 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 56 (2%)
- Other means: 56 (2%)
- Worked at home: 92 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 179
- 5 to 9 minutes: 631
- 10 to 14 minutes: 619
- 15 to 19 minutes: 327
- 20 to 24 minutes: 324
- 25 to 29 minutes: 203
- 30 to 34 minutes: 458
- 35 to 39 minutes: 48
- 40 to 44 minutes: 26
- 45 to 59 minutes: 102
- 60 to 89 minutes: 130
- 90 or more minutes: 149
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,433
- In family households: 7,403 (1,661 male householders, 583 female householders)
1,614 spouses, 2,680 children (2,390 natural, 75 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 365 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 186 other relatives, 218 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,030 (395 male householders (294 living alone)), 507 female householders (497 living alone)), 128 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 412 (401 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 852 2-persons, 543 3-persons, 442 4-persons, 240 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 791 1-person, 99 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
1,385 married couples with children.
609 single-parent households (136 men, 473 women).
90.9% of residents of 30439 zip code speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% very well, 12% well, 29% not well, 26% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 504 (5.7%)
(11.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (91%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Barbados (3%)
- Sweden (2%)
- Guatemala (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 229
- 1990 to 1994: 156
- 1985 to 1989: 55
- 1980 to 1984: 42
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 22
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White population: 5,714
Black population: 2,454
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 27
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 565
Two or more races population: 72

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2570 |
|  United States or American: 1846 |
|  Irish: 360 |
|  English: 209 |
|  German: 178 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 114 |
|  Italian: 102 |
|  Scottish: 94 |
|  French (except Basque): 73 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 54 |
|  African: 54 |
|  Swiss: 47 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37 |
|  Haitian: 37 |
|  European: 35 |
|  Polish: 23 |
|  Dutch: 18 |
|  Swedish: 17 |
|  Norwegian: 13 |
|  French Canadian: 8 |
|  Lithuanian: 8 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- METTER HIGH SCHOOL (ROUTE 3 BOX1500 HIGHWAY 129 SO in METTER, GA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0101
Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- METTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (431 WEST VERTIA STREET in METTER, GA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0102
Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CANDLER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (210 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET in METTER, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6501
- METTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (805 EAST LILLIAN STREET in METTER, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0302
Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- METTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (423 WEST VERTIA STREET in METTER, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0202
Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MOORE WALLACE INC (100 WALLACE ST in METTER, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORMS
Organizations: R R DONNELLEY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WALLACE COMPUTER SVC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICE INC
- AMOCO FERTILIZER PLANT (HWY 46 E in METTER, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, XXX (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHEVRON USA INC 1089 (E NORTH BROAD in METTER, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- METER JOB (HWY 46 I-16 EXIT 22 in METER, GA)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GA DOT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CANDLER COUNTY (SR 121 LANDF.) (ROUTE ONE in METTER, GA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Alternative names: CANDLER CO. SR 121 MSW LANDFIL, CANDLER COUNTY / SR 121 METTER SLF
- CITY OF METTER (EAST HIAWATHA ST in METTER, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: METTER, CITY OF (LAS) (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: METTER (LAS)
- METTER CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO (LILLIAN ST in METTER, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- C-M FARMS/ORANGEBURG FOODS (PLSK STBO HWY in METTER, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOGS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 30439
- Comfort Inn, Fortner Rd Hwy 121, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-4100, Fax: (912) 685-3740
- Holiday Inn Express-metter, I-16 & Ga Hwy 121, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-3000, Fax: (912) 685-3141
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 30439
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,923
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6786
- Northeast: 220
- Midwest: 279
- South: 870
- West: 99
61% of the 30439 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Georgia.
Population in 1990: 7,744. Population change in the 1990s: +1,105 (+14.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
| Here: | 3.0% | | Georgia: | 8.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40
| Here: | 6.5% | | Georgia: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
| Here: | 9.7% | | Georgia: | 22.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (METTER, GA):
- CLEAN BY LUCY INC (37 S ROUNTREE ST; small business): $2,505,960 in 123 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $2,782,128; 2006: $-276,168.
Biggest contracts:
$93,611 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$73,928, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
$73,928, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-05. Completion date: 2005-08-19.
$73,928, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
- SPEARS TIMBER & LAND MANAGEMEN (RR 1 BOX 222A; small business)
$99,375 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Agricultural Supplies. Signed on 2000-09-21. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
- FLINT INDUSTRIES INC (1040 E LILLIAN ST): $62,000 in 2 contracts in 2005
$31,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-06-15.
$31,000 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-06-15.
- WINDANCER TRAILOR (ROUTE 3 BOX 270 J VEDDERLA; small business)
$5,100 with Army for Miscellaneous Fabricated Nonmetallic Materials. Signed on 2005-02-17. Completion date: 2005-03-18.
- PINELAND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (30 S ROUNTREE ST): $1,678 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$839 with Army for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-21. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$839 with Army for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2003-06-18. Completion date: 2004-07-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 360 people in nursing homes
- 37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
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