Appling County, Georgia
County seat: Baxley · Population 19,100 (2025) · 508 sq mi
Appling County is the 98th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 19,100 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Baxley. It is part of the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Appling County facts
- County seat
- Baxley
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 19,100 +3.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 508 sq mi 23rd largest of 159
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 38 per sq mi
- Established
- 1818
- Named after
- Daniel Appling 1787-1817
- Largest city
- Baxley 5,058
- Median household income
- $46,651
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13001
Cities and towns in Appling County
Appling County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Appling County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxley (county seat) | City | 5,058 | |
| Graham | City | 276 | |
| Surrency | Town | 203 |
ZIP codes in Appling County
7 ZIP codes reach into Appling County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31513 also Jeff Davis County
- 31518 also Pierce and Wayne counties
- 31539 also Jeff Davis County
- 31555 also Wayne County
- 31557 also Pierce and Brantley counties
- 31560 also Wayne County
- 31563
Population of Appling County, 2020–2025
Appling County grew by 653 people (+3.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 137 more deaths than births and a net gain of 791 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18,376 |
| 2021 | 18,419 |
| 2022 | 18,466 |
| 2023 | 18,532 |
| 2024 | 18,785 |
| 2025 | 19,100 |
Neighboring counties
- Wayne County southeast · 32,481 people
- Jeff Davis County west · 15,219 people
- Bacon County southwest · 11,070 people
- Toombs County north · 27,545 people
- Tattnall County northeast · 24,376 people
- Pierce County south · 20,764 people
Printable Appling County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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