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30518 Zip Code (Buford, GA) Detailed Profile




Cities: Buford, GA (29.49%), Sugar Hill, GA (21.16%), Rest Haven, GA (0.75%), Suwanee, GA (0.01%)
Counties: Gwinnett County, GA (70.19%), Hall County, GA (29.81%)
Estimated zip code population in 2019: 54,366
Zip code population in 2010: 45,211
Zip code population in 2000: 29,183

Houses and condos: 18,418
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,216
% of renters here:

24%
State:

36%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 30518: 96.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 1,367 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:

1.0% ($2,719)
Georgia:

0.9% ($1,771)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,909 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,608 (0.8%)

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Males: 26,626  (49.0%)
Females: 27,740  (51.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 30518:

  • High school or higher: 86.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 30518:

  • Never married: 31.4%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

Zip code 30518 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Races in zip code 30518 (2019)
    • 27,94161.8%White
    • 8,50618.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4,83310.7%Black
    • 3,0176.7%Asian
    • 7321.6%Two or more races
    • 1010.2%Some other race
    • 670.1%American Indian
    • 140.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Urban population: 52,245
Rural population: 2,120

Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $270,355
30518:

$270,355
Georgia:

$202,500



According to our research of Georgia and other state lists, there were 33 registered sex offenders living in 30518 zip code as of May 31, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 30518 is 1,512 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

36.8 years
Georgia median age:

37.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

3.1 people
Georgia:

2.7 people

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 30518, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $58,110 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$58,110
State:

$56,131

Salary/wage: $52,806 (reported on 87.0% of returns)
Here:

$52,806
State:

$47,942
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.2% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 57.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $928 (reported on 26.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$928
Georgia:

$1,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,020 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:

$3,020
State:

$7,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,199 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:

+$18,199
State:

+$16,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,239 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:

+$8,239
State:

+$7,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,896 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
30518:

$14,896
Georgia:

$17,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $13,657 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
30518:

$13,657
Georgia:

$23,277

Total itemized deductions: $21,745 (21% of AGI, reported on 42.1% of returns)
Here:

$21,745
State:

$23,886

Here:

21.4% of AGI
State:

21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,036 (reported on 34.8% of returns)
Here:

$4,036
State:

$5,507
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,427 (reported on 41.9% of returns)
30518:

$7,427
State:

$7,838
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,464 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,464
State:

$2,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.2%
Here:

49%
State:

55%
(% for various income ranges: 49.7% for AGIs below $25k, 51.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 30518, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $52,946 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$52,946
State:

$47,553

Salary/wage: $48,496 (reported on 88.0% of returns)
Here:

$48,496
State:

$42,178
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.3% for AGIs below $10k, 79.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,201 (reported on 38.5% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,201
Georgia:

$1,772
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,813 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:

$1,813
State:

$4,283
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$13,589 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:

+$13,589
State:

+$16,461
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,339 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

+$8,339
State:

+$8,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,342 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
30518:

$3,342
Georgia:

$2,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $10,410 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:

$10,410
Georgia:

$16,203
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,012 (24% of AGI, reported on 49.8% of returns)
Here:

$20,012
State:

$19,944

Here:

23.8% of AGI
State:

22.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.5% for AGIs below $10k, 13.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,192 (4% of AGI, reported on 43.0% of returns)
Here:

$3,192
State:

$4,354

Here:

3.6% of AGI
State:

4.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,908 (reported on 76.2% of returns)
30518:

$7,908
State:

$8,223
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,750 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:

$1,750
State:

$1,986

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.6%
Here:

55%
State:

62%
(% for various income ranges: 47.4% for AGIs below $10k, 63.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2019:
This zip code:

$84,530
Georgia:

$61,980
Buford, GA (30518) map Nearest zip codes: 30024, 30519, 30041, 30542, 30043, 30097.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

62.0%
Georgia:

49.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

5.2%
Georgia:

46.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,264
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16,060


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 497 (407 now married, 93 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 14,067 (6,825 now married, 7,209 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 30518 with a mortgage: 9,555 (289 second mortgage, 573 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,440

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,673
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $506

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:

8.3%
Whole state:

13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:

5.3%
Whole state:

7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.6
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 30518: Big Creek Access Point (A), Huntington Place Shops (B), Commonwealth Industrial Park (C), Shoal Creek Camping Area (D), Holiday-on-Lake Lanier Marina (E), Buford Waterworks (F), Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services Station 26 (G), Buford Sugar Hill Library (H), Buford Fine Arts Center (I), Lanier Museum of Natural History (J), Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services Station 14 (K), Gwinnett County Northeast Precinct Police Station (L), Buford Police Station (M), Sugar Hill City Hall (N), Rest Haven City Hall (O), Buford City Hall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Centers: Buford Mall Shopping Center (1), Buford Crossroads Shopping Center (2), Hill Top Shopping Center (3), Village Square Shopping Center (4), Ashton Square Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 30518 include: Bethlehem Church (A), Allen Temple (B), Lighthouse Church (C), Island Ford Church (D), Church of Christ at Buford (E), New Bethany Church (F), New Prospect Church (G), Old Suwanee Church (H), Riverside Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Broadlawn Memorial Gardens (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Wheeler Cemetery (3), New Bethany Cemetery (4), Hillcrest Cemetery (5), Sudderth Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoirs: Lake Sidney Lanier (A), Suwanee Creek Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Creeks: Shoal Creek (A), Richland Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 30518 include: Buford Park (1), Buford Nature Preserve (2), Little Shoal Creek Public Use Area (3), Lake Lanier Islands Park (4), Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (5), Tri-County Park (6), Robinson Park (7), Gwinnett County Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 2,0362014 or later
  • 8522010 to 2013
  • 5,8782000 to 2009
  • 4,5091990 to 1999
  • 2,6101980 to 1989
  • 9461970 to 1979
  • 7211960 to 1969
  • 8461950 to 1959
  • 1151940 to 1949
  • 3401939 or earlier

Zip code 30518 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buford, GA (30518)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buford, GA (30518)
  • 32no bedroom
  • 871 bedroom
  • 8292 bedrooms
  • 4,8693 bedrooms
  • 4,7594 bedrooms
  • 2,5835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buford, GA (30518)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buford, GA (30518)
  • 95no bedroom
  • 3241 bedroom
  • 1,5122 bedrooms
  • 1,4433 bedrooms
  • 6104 bedrooms
  • 1945+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Buford, GA (30518) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buford, GA (30518) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 246no vehicle
  • 2,3251 vehicle
  • 6,3262 vehicles
  • 2,8403 vehicles
  • 9234 vehicles
  • 4065+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Buford, GA (30518) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Buford, GA (30518) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 435no vehicle
  • 1,8061 vehicle
  • 1,6402 vehicles
  • 3093 vehicles
  • 44 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles

  • Zip code 30518 household income distribution in 2019

  • Zip code 30518 household income distribution in 2019
  • 750Less than $10,000
  • 548$10,000 to $14,999
  • 367$15,000 to $19,999
  • 512$20,000 to $24,999
  • 548$25,000 to $29,999
  • 528$30,000 to $34,999
  • 620$35,000 to $39,999
  • 498$40,000 to $44,999
  • 496$45,000 to $49,999
  • 1,151$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,728$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,379$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,245$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,675$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,927$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,466$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 30518

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 30518
  • 237Less than $10,000
  • 148$10,000 to $14,999
  • 335$15,000 to $19,999
  • 61$20,000 to $24,999
  • 90$25,000 to $29,999
  • 156$30,000 to $34,999
  • 21$35,000 to $39,999
  • 46$40,000 to $49,999
  • 27$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19$60,000 to $69,999
  • 138$70,000 to $79,999
  • 54$80,000 to $89,999
  • 39$90,000 to $99,999
  • 387$100,000 to $124,999
  • 358$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,359$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,076$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,779$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,142$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,737$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,115$400,000 to $499,999
  • 637$500,000 to $749,999
  • 85$750,000 to $999,999
  • 80$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 142$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 22$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 30518

  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 30518
  • 36Less than $100
  • 74$150 to $199
  • 8$200 to $249
  • 14$300 to $349
  • 49$350 to $399
  • 57$400 to $449
  • 42$450 to $499
  • 123$500 to $549
  • 171$550 to $599
  • 183$600 to $649
  • 267$650 to $699
  • 126$700 to $749
  • 84$750 to $799
  • 638$800 to $899
  • 332$900 to $999
  • 590$1,000 to $1,249
  • 703$1,250 to $1,499
  • 426$1,500 to $1,999
  • 108$2,000 to $2,499
  • 92$2,500 to $2,999
  • 20$3,000 to $3,499
  • 79No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $1,198.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $307,248.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $298,307
  • Black or African American householders: $250,229
  • Asian householders: $295,624
  • Some other race householders: $331,403
  • Two or more races householders: $286,008
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $272,814

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $270,355
30518:

$270,355
Georgia:

$202,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $184,663 - $365,732

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $330,936
Here:

$330,936
State:

$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $237,952
Here:

$237,952
State:

$266,514

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,711
Here:

$124,711
State:

$202,197

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $243,444
Here:

$243,444
State:

$304,107

Mobile homes: $36,113
Here:

$36,113
State:

$74,102
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 30518
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,098
  • One, attached: 816
  • Two: 225
  • 3 or 4: 182
  • 5 to 9: 243
  • 10 to 19: 211
  • 20 to 49: 215
  • 50 or more: 525
  • Mobile homes: 1,832

Unemployment: 2.9%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 30518

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 30518
  • 79.5%21,437Drove a car alone
  • 8.7%2,347Carpooled
  • 0.7%186Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.3%70Taxi
  • 0.1%17Motorcycle
  • 0.1%16Bicycle
  • 0.5%138Walked
  • 1.9%512Other means
  • 8.8%2,369Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 30518

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 30518
  • 182Less than 5 minutes
  • 1,2065 to 9 minutes
  • 1,95210 to 14 minutes
  • 3,20515 to 19 minutes
  • 3,64820 to 24 minutes
  • 1,95925 to 29 minutes
  • 3,13430 to 34 minutes
  • 1,43335 to 39 minutes
  • 1,19640 to 44 minutes
  • 3,17745 to 59 minutes
  • 2,45360 to 89 minutes
  • 1,14490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 54,366
  • Male householders: 9,298 (1,249 living alone), Female householders: 7,964 (1,713 living alone)
  • 10,499 spouses (10,461 opposite-sex spouses), 792 unmarried partners, (749 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,889 children (18,784 natural, 240 adopted, 858 stepchildren), 1,097 grandchildren, 754 brothers or sisters, 1,075 parents, 0 foster children, 1,099 other relatives, 1,619 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 175 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,699 2-persons, 2,718 3-persons, 3,430 4-persons, 1,587 5-persons, 576 6-persons, 238 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,963 1-person, 770 2-persons, 162 3-persons, 12 5-persons

11,310 married couples with children.
2,557 single-parent households (359 men, 2,198 women).

71.1% of residents of 30518 zip code speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% very well, 29% well, 18% not well, 8% not at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 23% well, 4% not well).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 34% well, 12% not well, 1% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 19% well).

Foreign born population: 10,553 (19.4%)
(44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

19.4%
Whole state:

10.3%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 24%Honduras
  • 11%Japan
  • 7%Chile
  • 5%El Salvador
  • 5%Bangladesh
  • 4%Uruguay
  • 4%Costa Rica
Most common first ancestries reported in 30518
  • 11%American
  • 5%Irish
  • 4%English
  • 4%European
  • 3%German
  • 2%Polish
  • 2%Russian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,5022010 or later
  • 3,8912000 to 2009
  • 2,7801990 to 1999
  • 2,317Before 1990

Zip code 30518 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • MAKITA CORPORATION OF AMERICA (2650 BUFORD HWY. in BUFORD, GA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0408, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1998-0408, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: POWER-DRIVEN HANDTOOLS; MOTORS AND GENERATORS
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MAKITA CORP OF AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • CIRCLE K #3067 (1955 HWY 324 in BUFORD, GA)
    STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-1, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-2, UST-3,
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS INC (CONTACT/AGENT) , CIRCLE K STORES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ATLANTA PETRO EQUIP (INSTALLER)
  • BILL HEARD CHVROLET - BUFORD (4490 LEE STREET in BUFORD, GA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-04-2004-1512, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BILL HEARD CHEVROLET INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , GARY BROWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BILL HEARD CHEVROLET INC, BILL HEARD CHEVROLET INC -BUFORD
  • CIRCLE K #2998 (2476 HAMILTON MILL RD in BUFORD, GA)
    STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-7, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-1, UST-2, UST-3, UST-4, UST-5, UST-8, UST-9, UST-6,
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: CIRCLE K STORES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ATLANTA PETRO EQUIP (INSTALLER)
  • QUIKTRIP #786 (4080 BUFORD DR in BUFORD, GA)
    STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-2, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-3, UST-1,
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: QUIKTRIP CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , QUIKTRIP CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER) , QUALITY ENTERPRISES (INSTALLER)
    Alternative names: QUIKTRIP STORE #786
  • LAFARGE FRIENDSHIP CONCRETE PLANT (4195 FRIENDSHIP RD in BUFORD, GA)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-1, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
    Organizations: LAFARGE AGGREGATES SE (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BLUE CIRCLE AGGR, IN (INSTALLER)
    Alternative names: BLUE CIRCLE WMS BROTHERS, JAMES FORBES, LAFARGE AGGREGATES SE, LAFARGE BUILDING MATERIALS
  • M A HANNA COLOR (4837 NEWTON TERRACE in BUFORD, GA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: INORGANIC PIGMENTS; CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS; CUSTOM COMPOUNDING OF PURCHASED PLASTICS RESINS
    Business NAICS classification: INORGANIC DYE AND PIGMENT MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , PMS CONSOLIDATED INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: M.A. HANNA COLOR (FORMERLY PMS CONSOLID., M.A. HANNACOLOR, PMS CONSOLIDATED INC
  • BUFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2500 SAWNEE AVENUE in BUFORD, GA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0196
    Organizations: BUFORD CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL (2750 SAWNEE AVENUE in BUFORD, GA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0191
    Organizations: BUFORD CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BUFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (2200 BUFORD HIGHWAY in BUFORD, GA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0291
    Organizations: BUFORD CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BUFORD ACADEMY (2705 SAWNEE AVENUE in BUFORD, GA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0100
    Organizations: BUFORD CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LANIER MIDDLE SCHOOL (918 BUFORD HIGHWAY in BUFORD, GA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0273
    Organizations: GWINNETT COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LLI MANAGEMENT CO LAKE LANIER (6950 HOLIDAY RD in BUFORD, GA) . Federal Facility
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Organizations: KSL LAKE LANIER INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEV AUTH (CONTACT/OWNER) , LLC MANAGEMENT CO, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: KSL LAKE LANIER ISLAND, INC., LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEV AUTH, LAKE LANIER ISLANDS WPCP, LLI MGMT CO LAKE LANIER ISLAND

Zip code 30518 marital status for males
Zip code 30518 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 58.6%Utility gas
  • 38.8%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Population in 1990: 24,810. Population change in the 1990s: +4,373 (+17.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 23,979
  • Northeast: 4,813
  • Midwest: 3,776
  • South: 8,076
  • West: 2,199

48% of the 30518 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.

87% of the 30518 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Buford, GA (30518)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 608
Here:

8.5%
Georgia:

9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 437
Here:

10.8%
Georgia:

9.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 419
Here:

16.1%
Georgia:

17.3%
Educational Attainment in 2019
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2019
Class of Workers in 2019
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 106,592Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 99,567Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 81,483Management occupations
  • 70,427Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 64,904Life, physical, and social science occupations
  • 58,259Legal occupations

Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (BUFORD, GA):

  • DEXTER'S FARM INC (4465 COMMERCE DR STE 110; small business) : $2,176,255 in 82 contracts from 2000 to 2006
    Contracts for Fruits and Vegetables, Harvesting Equipment by Defense Logistics Agency, Bureau of Land Management
    Signed by year: 2000: $81,536; 2001: $0; 2002: $235,213; 2003: $327,450; 2004: $732,095; 2005: $516,706; 2006: $283,255.

    Biggest contracts:
    $59,461 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2004-11-23.
    $58,300 with Bureau of Land Management for Harvesting Equipment. Taking place in NV. Signed on 2004-07-19. Effective on 2004-07-14. Completion date: 2007-05-31.
    $57,642 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fruits and Vegetables. Signed on 2005-11-18. Completion date: 2005-11-18.
    $57,243, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-05. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
  • ADVANCED X-RAY, INC (1735 ENTERPRISE DRIVE; small business) : $1,432,401 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2003
    $1,256,401 with Navy for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-03-29.
    $1,256,401, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-03-29.
    $176,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Signed on 2002-09-16. Completion date: 2003-01-30.
    -$1,256,401 with Navy for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-03-29.
  • JOHN F PENNEBAKER CO INC (1840 SOUTH LEE CT; small business) : $670,181 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings by Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $38,330; 2003: $0; 2004: $598,451; 2005: $33,400; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $579,791 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
    $28,400, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-04. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
    $19,750 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Hospitals and Infirmaries. Signed on 2002-07-11. Completion date: 2002-07-17.
    $18,660 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  • VINSON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC (2701 BUFORD HWY; small business) : $375,579 in 26 contracts from 2001 to 2006
    Contracts for Compressors and Vacuum Pumps, Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment, Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment, Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $41,051; 2002: $0; 2003: $63,674; 2004: $139,843; 2005: $103,608; 2006: $27,403.

    Biggest contracts:
    $95,455 with Defense Logistics Agency for Compressors and Vacuum Pumps. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2005-01-21.
    $63,674 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2003-12-26. Completion date: 2004-03-25.
    $41,051 with Defense Logistics Agency for Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies: Communications Equipment. Signed on 2001-07-27. Completion date: 2001-09-25.
    $23,886 with Army for Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins. Signed on 2004-08-12. Completion date: 2004-08-11.
  • PIRATE AIRLIFT, INC (895 SECRET COVE DR; small business) : $191,807 in 8 contracts from 2002 to 2005
    Contracts for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services, Other Education and Training Services, Other Special Studies and Analyses by Forest Service, Navy, Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2)
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: -$32,600; 2003: $159,607; 2004: $32,400; 2005: $32,400; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $130,807 with Forest Service for Forest/Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression Services. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2005-05-15.
    $32,400 with Navy for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-05-03. Completion date: 2005-05-27.
    $32,400 with Navy for Other Education and Training Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2004-11-24.
    $28,800 with Navy for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2003-03-20. Completion date: 2003-04-04.
  • UNITED RENTALS, INC (165 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL B)
    $172,916 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2005-07-22. Completion date: 2005-12-17.
  • WILLIAM E SEARS III (4984 DOGWOOD HILLS DR; small business) : $156,839 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
    $107,839 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2005-04-12. Completion date: 2006-04-14.
    $49,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-26. Completion date: 2005-03-11.
  • THERAGENICS CORPORATION (5203 BRISTOL INDUSTRIAL W; small business) : $77,237 in 10 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    Contracts for Drugs and Biologicals, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies by Department of Veterans Affairs, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $24,678; 2006: $52,559.

    Biggest contracts:
    $27,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Drugs and Biologicals. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2006-01-01. Effective on 2006-01-06. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
    $7,852 with Army for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. Signed on 2006-01-20. Completion date: 2006-02-03.
    $6,947, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-27. Completion date: 2005-11-07.
    $6,834, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-23. Completion date: 2006-01-06.
  • COLT ATLANTIC SERVICES INC (1845 S LEE CT STE C) : $71,290 in 8 contracts from 2000 to 2005
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Furnace, Steam Plant, and Drying Equipment; and Nuclear Reactors, Coils and Transformers by Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $29,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $42,290; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $29,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Furnace, Steam Plant, and Drying Equipment; and Nuclear Reactors. Signed on 2000-04-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
    $19,825 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Coils and Transformers. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
    $19,825 with Army for Coils and Transformers. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
    $700, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
  • KSL II MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, (7000 HOLIDAY ROAD) : $69,790 in 12 contracts from 2001 to 2005
    Contracts for Lodging - Hotel/Motel, by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $24,926; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,990; 2004: $3,797; 2005: $38,077; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $24,926 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2001-05-29. Completion date: 2001-06-22.
    $18,133 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
    $6,564, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-08-28.
    $6,155, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-12-01.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 3 establishments, 20-49 employees: 8 establishments, 10-19 employees: 10 establishments, 5-9 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 10 establishments)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 10, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 9)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 12)
  • Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Advertising Material Distribution Services (250-499: 1)
  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 13)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 120 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 112 people in nursing homes
  • 75 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in other workers' dormitories

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 6
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED479$180,735358$202,7661,698$201,44928$79,8351$289,600122$144,48710$55,418
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED18$157,38838$230,444144$214,5058$49,8510$010$163,1936$45,482
APPLICATIONS DENIED55$153,48266$189,092724$199,97137$74,1850$049$117,7505$40,550
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN55$163,74448$220,379498$215,41410$167,6620$018$123,6993$53,467
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$96,41017$273,59994$195,7333$79,8470$03$105,1700$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 14 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED78$221,924101$219,5913$62,370
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED44$232,81831$205,9433$248,537
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$237,37519$219,1650$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$233,6526$224,0550$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$78,7423$220,4303$84,257
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 30518
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 30518 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 102. The highest number of fires - 184 took place in 2016, and the least - 11 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 30518 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (39.8%), and Structure Fires (36.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 30518
    • 68839.8%Outside Fires
    • 63036.4%Structure Fires
    • 37021.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 412.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 30518, Georgia

Most common first names in zip code 30518 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William13370.1 years
John12973.2 years
James12070.7 years
Mary10077.3 years
Robert6172.1 years
Thomas5572.4 years
Charles4964.7 years
Henry4574.6 years
George4473.7 years
Annie4081.8 years
Most common last names in zip code 30518 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith8474.0 years
Johnson6670.9 years
Martin5171.5 years
Puckett4975.7 years
Jones4472.5 years
Maddox4074.5 years
Bennett3870.0 years
Brown3875.8 years
Pugh3867.9 years
Davis3578.3 years
Businesses in zip code 30518
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1IHOP1
Ace Hardware1Jones New York1
Advance Auto Parts2KFC1
Applebee's1Kincaid1
Arby's1Kmart1
AutoZone1Kroger2
Baskin-Robbins1Lane Furniture1
Blockbuster2Little Caesars Pizza1
Burger King2McDonald's2
CVS1Papa John's Pizza1
Chevrolet1Payless1
Comfort Inn1Penske2
Cracker Barrel1Pizza Hut1
Curves1Publix Super Markets2
DHL1Quiznos1
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid1
Dunkin Donuts1Sears2
Famous Footwear1Starbucks1
FedEx7Subway2
Ford1Taco Bell1
GNC1U-Haul5
H&R Block2UPS9
Hardee's1Waffle House2
Hobby Lobby1Walgreens1
Holiday Inn1Wendy's2
Home Depot1Wet Seal1
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