| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:43 PM |
| Population: | 28,952 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13087 |
| CBSA: | Bainbridge, GA |
| Land Area: | 579 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.8595, -84.5685 |
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28,952 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 579 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,221 to 28,952 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39825 (Brinson, $65,254 median) and poorest ZIP 39815 (Attapulgus, $45,800) are 18.1 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $59,800 in 39815 (Attapulgus) to $181,600 in 39819 (Bainbridge).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 19 people/sq mi in 39834 (Climax) to 75 in 39819 (Bainbridge).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Bainbridge — top growth ZIPs averaged +11.3% over the past ten years ( 39825 , 39819 and 39817 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.6% bachelor's+ in 39815 (Attapulgus) to 19.9% in 39819 (Bainbridge) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #67 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #115 for median household income with the #58 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,971 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,911 of 19,349 reporting).
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39819 | Bainbridge | Standard | 12,140 | $55,426 | 160.9 | 14.2% |
| 39817 | Bainbridge | Standard | 11,158 | $53,065 | 155.1 | 4.0% |
| 39834 | Climax | Standard | 2,251 | $47,708 | 118.7 | 0.1% |
| 39825 | Brinson | Standard | 1,766 | $65,254 | 89.0 | 15.7% |
| 39815 | Attapulgus | Standard | 1,637 | $45,800 | 55.5 | -21.9% |
| 39852 | Fowlstown | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 39818 | Bainbridge | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |