| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:43 PM |
| Population: | 10,567 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13099 |
| Land Area: | 483 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2345, -84.9224 |
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10,567 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 483 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,121 to 10,567 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39841 (Damascus, $66,500 median) and poorest ZIP 39861 (Jakin, $39,965) are 19.8 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $81,300 in 39841 (Damascus) to $151,200 in 39823 (Blakely).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 39841 (Damascus) to 26 in 39823 (Blakely).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.1% bachelor's+ in 39861 (Jakin) to 25.7% in 39841 (Damascus) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #120 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #111 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,876 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,063 of 7,056 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 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.