| City: | Albany, Georgia |
| County: | Dougherty County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:40:50 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 31.5783, -84.1556 |
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ZIP code 31702 serves downtown Albany, Georgia. This isn't a town of its own but rather a dedicated postal zone for the city's commercial core. The post office maintains 120 PO Boxes and handles mail for 178 business addresses along West Broad Avenue in Albany's central business district.
This ZIP exists as a point location within the larger 31701 ZIP code. It has no residential population or geographic territory of its own. The businesses here employ 2,244 workers at 32 establishments, making this a significant employment center despite its compact footprint. All 108 street delivery records share a single address: West Broad Avenue, with unit numbers distinguishing individual offices and storefronts.
Downtown Albany sits at the heart of southwest Georgia's regional economy. The post office serves a walkable commercial district near Riverfront Park and the Flint River. Albany State University is less than a mile away. For residents, mail comes through 31701 or other Albany ZIP codes. This ZIP exists specifically to route business mail to the downtown corridor.
One street dominates: West Broad Avenue, Albany's main downtown thoroughfare, with 108 delivery points using unit numbers.
ZIP Code 31702 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 34 business establishments, employing about 2,423 people with an annual payroll of $237,835,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,984Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 34Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $59,462,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $237,835,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 2,423Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 31702 is located in Dougherty County, Georgia, within the Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10500) and Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 146,768 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 31702. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Albany, GASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10500Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 146,768Source: Census |
| MSA: | Albany, GA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 9626.23 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1301052Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Albany city; GeorgiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 31702 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 January 1, 2026.