| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 478 / 706 / 762 / 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:41 PM |
| Population: | 21,879 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13033 |
| CBSA: | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
| Land Area: | 864 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.0132, -81.9708 |
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21,879 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 864 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,387 to 21,879 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.3% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 30426 (Girard, $83,908 median) and poorest ZIP 30441 (Midville, $41,220) are 39.4 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $87,600 in 30456 (Sardis) to $172,800 in 30830 (Waynesboro).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 30426 (Girard) to 40 in 30830 (Waynesboro).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.0% bachelor's+ in 30441 (Midville) to 19.3% in 30830 (Waynesboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #78 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #100 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,383 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,346 of 14,360 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.