Effingham County, Georgia
County seat: Springfield · Population 74,397 (2025) · 479 sq mi
Effingham County is the 34th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 74,397 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Springfield. It is part of the Coastal region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Effingham County facts
- County seat
- Springfield
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 74,397 +14.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 479 sq mi 31st largest of 159
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 155 per sq mi
- Established
- 1777
- Named after
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham British Earl and Governor of Jamaica (1746-1791)
- Largest city
- Rincon 11,726
- Median household income
- $88,438
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13103
Cities and towns in Effingham County
Effingham County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Effingham County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon | City | 11,726 | |
| Springfield (county seat) | City | 3,344 | |
| Guyton | City | 3,247 |
ZIP codes in Effingham County
8 ZIP codes reach into Effingham County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30446 also Screven County
- 31302 also Chatham County
- 31303
- 31307
- 31312
- 31318
- 31326
- 31329
Population of Effingham County, 2020–2025
Effingham County grew by 9,608 people (+14.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,183 more births than deaths and a net gain of 8,323 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 65,180 |
| 2021 | 66,768 |
| 2022 | 69,010 |
| 2023 | 71,573 |
| 2024 | 73,351 |
| 2025 | 74,397 |
Neighboring counties
- Jasper County, South Carolina east · 38,533 people
- Bulloch County west · 86,949 people
- Chatham County southeast · 311,855 people
- Bryan County south · 52,062 people
- Screven County northwest · 14,408 people
- Hampton County, South Carolina north · 18,174 people
Printable Effingham 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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