| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:00 PM |
| Population: | 2,560 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13061 |
| Land Area: | 183 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 21 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.5816, -84.9331 |
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2,560 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 183 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,656 to 2,560 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39824 (Bluffton, $49,353 median) and poorest ZIP 39851 (Fort Gaines, $48,382) are 11.6 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $58,900 in 39824 (Bluffton) to $95,500 in 39851 (Fort Gaines).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 39824 (Bluffton) to 14 in 39851 (Fort Gaines).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.6% bachelor's+ in 39824 (Bluffton) to 28.2% in 39851 (Fort Gaines) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #156 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #142 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,564 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (445 of 1,739 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.