Clarke County, Georgia
County seat: Athens · Population 129,921 (2025) · 119 sq mi
Clarke County is the 20th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 129,921 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Athens. It is part of the Northeast Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Clarke County facts
- County seat
- Athens
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 129,921 +1% since 2020
- Land area
- 119 sq mi 159th largest of 159
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,089 per sq mi
- Established
- 1801
- Named after
- Elijah Clarke Continental Army officer from Georgia 1733-1799
- Largest city
- Athens 128,612
- Median household income
- $53,625
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13059
Cities and towns in Clarke County
Clarke County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Clarke County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens (county seat) | City | 128,612 | |
| Winterville | City | 1,203 | |
| Bogart | Town | 106 | Oconee County |
ZIP codes in Clarke County
9 ZIP codes reach into Clarke County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30601 also Madison and Jackson counties
- 30602
- 30605 also Oconee County
- 30606 also Oconee County
- 30607 also Jackson County
- 30609
- 30622 also Oconee, Jackson and Barrow counties
- 30646 also Madison and Jackson counties
- 30683 also Oglethorpe and Madison counties
Population of Clarke County, 2020–2025
Clarke County grew by 1,251 people (+1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 2,250 more births than deaths and a net loss of 991 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 128,595 |
| 2021 | 129,248 |
| 2022 | 130,067 |
| 2023 | 130,531 |
| 2024 | 130,750 |
| 2025 | 129,921 |
Neighboring counties
- Oconee County southwest · 44,893 people
- Jackson County northwest · 99,265 people
- Oglethorpe County east · 16,415 people
- Madison County northeast · 32,919 people
- Barrow County west · 99,773 people
Printable Clarke 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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