| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:59 PM |
| Population: | 16,943 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 13025 |
| CBSA: | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA |
| Land Area: | 518 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2175, -81.9465 |
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16,943 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 518 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,101 to 16,943 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 31566 (Waynesville, $60,703 median) and poorest ZIP 31543 (Hortense, $50,181) are 11.8 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $81,900 in 31543 (Hortense) to $153,000 in 31566 (Waynesville).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 26 people/sq mi in 31543 (Hortense) to 60 in 31566 (Waynesville).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.2% bachelor's+ in 31542 (Hoboken) to 23.0% in 31553 (Nahunta) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Georgia, this is the #99 most populous of 161 counties and ranks #114 for median household income with the #64 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,564 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,806 of 12,161 reporting).
4 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.