| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 706 / 762 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:07 PM |
| Population: | 9,709 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13317 |
| Land Area: | 533 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.8070, -82.8130 |
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9,709 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 533 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,589 to 9,709 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.3% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 30660 (Rayle, $54,234 median) and poorest ZIP 30668 (Tignall, $49,107) are 15.7 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $107,100 in 30660 (Rayle) to $136,400 in 30673 (Washington).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 30660 (Rayle) to 23 in 30673 (Washington).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 30668 (Tignall) to 26.0% in 30660 (Rayle) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #123 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #125 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,395 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,268 of 7,315 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Wilkes County lost 8.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: