| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:06 PM |
| Population: | 37,566 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13299 |
| CBSA: | Waycross, GA |
| Land Area: | 641 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2141, -82.4540 |
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37,566 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 641 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,959 to 37,566 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31552 (Millwood, $58,032 median) and poorest ZIP 31501 (Waycross, $37,314) are 14.6 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $86,400 in 31550 (Manor) to $113,600 in 31501 (Waycross).
Density varies 159× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 31552 (Millwood) to 1,056 in 31501 (Waycross).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Waycross — top growth ZIPs averaged +5.8% over the past ten years ( 31550 , 31503 and 31501 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.2% bachelor's+ in 31550 (Manor) to 17.3% in 31501 (Waycross) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #54 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #132 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,093 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,588 of 25,045 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Waycross.
4 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.