| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:46 PM |
| Population: | 20,248 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13205 |
| Land Area: | 519 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2129, -84.1573 |
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20,248 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 519 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,789 to 20,248 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.2% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31716 (Baconton, $60,953 median) and poorest ZIP 31779 (Pelham, $47,530) are 18.2 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $87,800 in 31784 (Sale City) to $119,400 in 31716 (Baconton).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 31784 (Sale City) to 62 in 31779 (Pelham).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.5% bachelor's+ in 31779 (Pelham) to 23.8% in 31716 (Baconton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #87 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #94 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,100 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,843 of 13,974 reporting).
4 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.
Mitchell County lost 11.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: