ZIP Code 39842

39842 is one of Georgia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Dawson, Calhoun County.

City: Dawson
County: Calhoun County
State: Georgia
Prefix: 398xx

Where this code sits

39842 is part of the 398xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Dawson.

Dawson Georgia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 39842 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

229 Area code 229

ZIP codes nearest 39842

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 39842.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 39886	5.1 mi	Shellman, GA
ZIP code 39877	8.6 mi	Parrott, GA
ZIP code 39826	10 mi	Bronwood, GA
ZIP code 39885	11 mi	Sasser, GA
ZIP code 31832	14 mi	Weston, GA
ZIP code 39840	16 mi	Cuthbert, GA
ZIP code 39866	17 mi	Morgan, GA
ZIP code 31787	19 mi	Smithville, GA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 39842, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 39842. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.