| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:06 PM |
| Population: | 49,747 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13275 |
| CBSA: | Thomasville, GA |
| Land Area: | 793 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.9112, -83.9288 |
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49,747 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 793 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 48,906 to 49,747 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.7% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31773 (Ochlocknee, $80,125 median) and poorest ZIP 31765 (Meigs, $42,083) are 9.4 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $100,800 in 31765 (Meigs) to $224,500 in 31757 (Thomasville).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 22 people/sq mi in 31626 (Boston) to 132 in 31757 (Thomasville).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.0% bachelor's+ in 31738 (Coolidge) to 27.6% in 31757 (Thomasville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #43 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #66 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,607 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,814 of 33,799 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Thomasville.
7 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31792 | Thomasville | Standard | 22,962 | $50,460 | 220.2 | -4.3% |
| 31757 | Thomasville | Standard | 11,340 | $79,593 | 85.8 | 5.4% |
| 31773 | Ochlocknee | Standard | 3,981 | $80,125 | 88.8 | 28.5% |
| 31626 | Boston | Standard | 3,020 | $52,026 | 137.4 | -9.2% |
| 31778 | Pavo | Standard | 2,895 | $74,593 | 110.3 | 10.8% |
| 31738 | Coolidge | Standard | 2,798 | $69,950 | 64.9 | 33.2% |
| 31765 | Meigs | Standard | 2,751 | $42,083 | 85.4 | -9.1% |
| 31799 | Thomasville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 31758 | Thomasville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |