Burke County, Georgia
County seat: Waynesboro · Population 24,408 (2025) · 827 sq mi
Burke County is the 79th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 24,408 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Waynesboro. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Burke County facts
- County seat
- Waynesboro
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 24,408 −0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 827 sq mi 2nd largest of 159
- Water area
- 8 sq mi
- Population density
- 30 per sq mi
- Established
- 1777
- Named after
- Edmund Burke Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)
- Largest city
- Waynesboro 5,511
- Median household income
- $53,014
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13033
Cities and towns in Burke County
Burke County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Burke County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro (county seat) | City | 5,511 | |
| Sardis | City | 996 | |
| Midville | City | 380 | |
| Keysville | City | 305 | |
| Girard | Town | 177 | |
| Vidette | City | 107 | |
| Blythe | City | 53 | Richmond County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Gough | 139 |
ZIP codes in Burke County
9 ZIP codes reach into Burke County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30426 also Screven County
- 30434 also Jefferson County
- 30441 also Emanuel and Jenkins counties
- 30442 also Jenkins and Screven counties
- 30456
- 30805 also Richmond County
- 30815 also Richmond County
- 30816 also Jefferson County
- 30830
Population of Burke County, 2020–2025
Burke County shrank by 189 people (−0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 229 more deaths than births and a net gain of 43 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24,632 |
| 2021 | 24,340 |
| 2022 | 24,375 |
| 2023 | 24,354 |
| 2024 | 24,365 |
| 2025 | 24,408 |
Neighboring counties
- Jefferson County west · 15,011 people
- Jenkins County south · 8,843 people
- Richmond County north · 206,559 people
- Screven County southeast · 14,408 people
- Emanuel County southwest · 23,147 people
- Barnwell County, South Carolina northeast · 20,653 people
- Allendale County, South Carolina east · 7,355 people
- Aiken County, South Carolina northeast · 181,515 people
Printable Burke 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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