| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:07 PM |
| Population: | 30,501 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13305 |
| CBSA: | Jesup, GA |
| Land Area: | 614 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.5933, -81.9198 |
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30,501 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 614 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,859 to 29,443 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31555 (Odum, $70,516 median) and poorest ZIP 31560 (Screven, $42,540) are 13.1 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $96,500 in 31555 (Odum) to $207,900 in 31546 (Jesup).
Density varies 83× across the county — from 20 people/sq mi in 31555 (Odum) to 1,691 in 31599 (Jesup).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.4% bachelor's+ in 31599 (Jesup) to 23.8% in 31546 (Jesup) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #61 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #88 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 31599Federal Correctional Inst .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,437 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,327 of 20,559 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Jesup.
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 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.