| City: | Athens, Georgia |
| County: | Clarke County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:19:15 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 706 / 762 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.9605, -83.3784 |
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ZIP code 30603 serves as a downtown business postal address in Athens, Georgia. This isn't a residential ZIP. It's a point location enclosed within the larger 30601 ZIP code boundary. The post office here maintains 241 PO Boxes and handles mail for 324 business delivery points with 2,070 employees across 18 establishments.
All delivery addresses in 30603 are on E Hancock Avenue, the historic main street of downtown Athens. The 90 ZIP+4 records all use UNIT designators, indicating commercial office suites rather than residential apartments. Athens is Clarke County's seat and home to the University of Georgia, though the university has its own separate ZIP codes.
Residents in the Athens area receive street delivery through neighboring standard ZIPs like 30601. This PO Box-classified ZIP exists specifically to serve downtown businesses and organizations that prefer a PO Box mailing address or need access to the downtown post office location. General Delivery service is also available here for those without a permanent address.
Single downtown street with commercial suite addresses.
ZIP Code 30603 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 2,094 people with an annual payroll of $132,761,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 550Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $31,587,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $132,761,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 2,094Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 30603 is located in Clarke County, Georgia, within the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12020) and Georgia's 10th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 192,541 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 30603. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Athens-Clarke County, GASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12020Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 192,541Source: Census |
| MSA: | Athens, GA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 10Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7096.22 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 30603 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.