| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:42 PM |
| Population: | 44,088 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13069 |
| CBSA: | Douglas, GA |
| Land Area: | 640 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.5550, -82.8325 |
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44,088 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 640 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 43,341 to 44,088 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31535 (Douglas, $65,629 median) and poorest ZIP 31519 (Broxton, $36,834) are 15.2 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $98,700 in 31554 (Nicholls) to $166,900 in 31512 (Ambrose).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 24 people/sq mi in 31567 (West Green) to 245 in 31533 (Douglas).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Douglas — top growth ZIPs averaged +9.1% over the past ten years ( 31535 , 31567 and 31533 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.8% bachelor's+ in 31554 (Nicholls) to 17.4% in 31519 (Broxton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #48 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #133 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,685 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,929 of 29,094 reporting).
6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31533 | Douglas | Standard | 17,032 | $42,802 | 69.6 | 3.7% |
| 31535 | Douglas | Standard | 13,463 | $65,629 | 95.6 | 12.4% |
| 31554 | Nicholls | Standard | 7,393 | $53,504 | 220.1 | -8.0% |
| 31519 | Broxton | Standard | 3,126 | $36,834 | 129.0 | -1.3% |
| 31512 | Ambrose | Standard | 2,032 | $49,547 | 82.4 | -27.1% |
| 31567 | West Green | Standard | 1,042 | $52,558 | 43.6 | 11.2% |
| 31534 | Douglas | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |