| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:00 PM |
| Population: | 7,101 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13065 |
| Land Area: | 1,283 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.9146, -82.6746 |
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7,101 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,283 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,780 to 7,101 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31631 (Fargo, $72,990 median) and poorest ZIP 31630 (Du Pont, $27,411) are 20.8 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $70,200 in 31623 (Argyle) to $92,300 in 31634 (Homerville).
Density varies 416× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 31631 (Fargo) to 343 in 31623 (Argyle).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.1% bachelor's+ in 31623 (Argyle) to 12.8% in 31630 (Du Pont) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #139 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #141 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $46,246 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
9.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (459 of 4,767 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 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.