Baker County, Georgia
County seat: Newton · Population 2,725 (2025) · 342 sq mi
Baker County is the 156th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 2,725 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Newton. It is part of the Southwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Baker County facts
- County seat
- Newton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,725 −5.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 342 sq mi 81st largest of 159
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 8 per sq mi
- Established
- 1825
- Named after
- John Baker militia leader during the American Revolutionary War
- Largest city
- Newton 560
- Median household income
- $46,012
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13007
Cities and towns in Baker County
Baker County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Baker County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton (county seat) | City | 560 |
ZIP codes in Baker County
6 ZIP codes reach into Baker County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31721 also Dougherty, Lee and Terrell counties
- 39813 also Calhoun and Early counties
- 39837 also Miller, Decatur and Early counties
- 39841 also Early and Miller counties
- 39862 also Calhoun County
- 39870
Population of Baker County, 2020–2025
Baker County shrank by 149 people (−5.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 134 more deaths than births and a net loss of 12 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,848 |
| 2021 | 2,817 |
| 2022 | 2,780 |
| 2023 | 2,721 |
| 2024 | 2,719 |
| 2025 | 2,725 |
Neighboring counties
- Mitchell County east · 20,467 people
- Calhoun County northwest · 5,413 people
- Miller County southwest · 5,812 people
- Dougherty County northeast · 82,616 people
- Early County west · 10,455 people
- Decatur County south · 29,432 people
Printable Baker 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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