Georgia’s Metro Atlanta metropolitan area includes the zip code 30605. Clarke County is the primary location of zip code 30605. Oconee County also has a portion of 30605. ATHENS, Georgia is the official US Postal Service name for the zip code. Parts of the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, zip code 30605 are located inside or close to the city borders. In comparison to other zipcodes in Georgia, zip code 30605 can be categorised socioeconomically as a Lower Middle Class class. It is located within area codes 762 and 706.
The current unemployment rate in 30605 is 2.7 percent, which is greater than the state’s current rate of 2.7 percent and lower than the county’s current rate of 5.4 percent.

The population of 30605 grew to 39952 from 38777, according to the 2010 US Census. White people make up the majority of the population in 30605, while Black people make up the majority of the student body at 30605’s public schools. In the 30605 public schools, 76.1% of students participate in free or reduced meal programmes or are eligible to do so.