Brantley County, Georgia
County seat: Nahunta · Population 18,936 (2025) · 443 sq mi
Brantley County is the 99th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 18,936 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Nahunta. It is part of the Southern Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Brantley County facts
- County seat
- Nahunta
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 18,936 +5.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 443 sq mi 41st largest of 159
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 43 per sq mi
- Established
- 1920
- Named after
- William Gordon Brantley, Benjamin Daniel Brantley
- Largest city
- Nahunta 1,059
- Median household income
- $58,239
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13025
Cities and towns in Brantley County
Brantley County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Brantley County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahunta (county seat) | City | 1,059 | |
| Hoboken | City | 510 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesville | 906 | |
| Hickox | 520 | |
| Hortense | 136 |
ZIP codes in Brantley County
6 ZIP codes reach into Brantley County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31503 also Ware and Pierce counties
- 31542
- 31543 also Wayne and Glynn counties
- 31553 also Charlton County
- 31557 also Pierce and Appling counties
- 31566 also Glynn and Camden counties
Population of Brantley County, 2020–2025
Brantley County grew by 912 people (+5.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 280 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,178 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18,046 |
| 2021 | 18,119 |
| 2022 | 18,173 |
| 2023 | 18,391 |
| 2024 | 18,694 |
| 2025 | 18,936 |
Neighboring counties
- Pierce County northwest · 20,764 people
- Ware County west · 36,906 people
- Wayne County north · 32,481 people
- Camden County southeast · 60,143 people
- Charlton County south · 13,121 people
- Glynn County east · 87,599 people
Printable Brantley 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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