| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 229 / 478 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:43 PM |
| Population: | 21,062 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13091 |
| Land Area: | 594 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.1258, -83.1286 |
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21,062 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 594 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,278 to 21,062 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31012 (Chester, $70,391 median) and poorest ZIP 31011 (Chauncey, $46,875) are 19.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $72,300 in 31011 (Chauncey) to $172,600 in 31077 (Rhine).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 31011 (Chauncey) to 48 in 31023 (Eastman).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.9% bachelor's+ in 31012 (Chester) to 21.7% in 31023 (Eastman) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #82 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #102 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,348 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,674 of 15,123 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.