Zip lookup · GA

39897
Whigham, Georgia.

Whigham, Grady County, GA · population 3,507

What it costs per month · 39897 $1,154/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$605 (+110%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $20,446 +10%
$199,431$219,877 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $33,602 +18%
$186,275$219,877 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 39897 $1,154 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 39897$1,154
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.

Typical home values in zip 39897 rose 10.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Grady County, GA 92% · Decatur County, GA 8%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Whigham, GA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $219,877 as of Sep 2026
+10.3%year on year

Typical home value — 39897

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 39897 $219,877 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 39897$219,877
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.8 39834 Climax 2,251 — $200,920
7.3 39827 Cairo 4,730 — $239,453
10.2 39828 Cairo 15,423 — $173,480
15.2 39815 Attapulgus 1,637 — $102,929
15.4 39817 Bainbridge 11,158 — $155,431
15.5 31779 Pelham 8,599 — $147,012
17.6 31773 Ochlocknee 3,981 — $248,613
19.8 31792 Thomasville 22,962 $1,537 $205,620

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.