Salem is a community in Monroe County, Georgia, home to about 385 people across 8.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 31016.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Salem, part in Culloden
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Salem. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL648 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Salem; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Salem had 307 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 529th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Monroe County grew from 20,682 residents in 1900 to 27,957 in 2020.
Monroe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Thomaston 4se, GA weather station (12 miles away).
6,750 jobs at 604 businesses in Monroe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Culloden.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.