| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 706 / 762 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:49 PM |
| Population: | 25,841 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13291 |
| Land Area: | 338 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.8215, -83.9950 |
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25,841 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 338 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,736 to 25,841 from 2014 to 2024 — a +24.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 30512 (Blairsville, $66,642 median) and poorest ZIP 30572 (Suches, $65,281) are 9.9 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.0× across this county — from $313,300 in 30512 (Blairsville) to $318,500 in 30572 (Suches).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 30572 (Suches) to 109 in 30512 (Blairsville).
Educational attainment ranges from 26.4% bachelor's+ in 30572 (Suches) to 26.9% in 30512 (Blairsville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #74 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #58 for median household income with the #12 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,594 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,516 of 20,511 reporting).
2 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.