Hancock County, Georgia
County seat: Sparta · Population 8,682 (2025) · 471 sq mi
Hancock County is the 133rd most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 8,682 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sparta. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Hancock County facts
- County seat
- Sparta
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 8,682 −0.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 471 sq mi 32nd largest of 159
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 18 per sq mi
- Established
- 1793
- Named after
- John Hancock American Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution (1737–1793)
- Largest city
- Sparta 1,322
- Median household income
- $40,082
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13141
Cities and towns in Hancock County
Hancock County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Hancock County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta (county seat) | City | 1,322 |
ZIP codes in Hancock County
5 ZIP codes reach into Hancock County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30678 also Greene and Taliaferro counties
- 30820 also Glascock, Warren and Washington counties
- 31045 also Warren County
- 31061 also Baldwin, Wilkinson, Putnam and Jones counties
- 31087 also Baldwin and Washington counties
Population of Hancock County, 2020–2025
Hancock County shrank by 53 people (−0.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 456 more deaths than births and a net gain of 385 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,711 |
| 2021 | 8,695 |
| 2022 | 8,449 |
| 2023 | 8,745 |
| 2024 | 8,734 |
| 2025 | 8,682 |
Neighboring counties
- Baldwin County southwest · 44,029 people
- Washington County southeast · 19,453 people
- Warren County northeast · 5,269 people
- Putnam County west · 23,722 people
- Greene County northwest · 21,367 people
- Taliaferro County north · 1,662 people
- Glascock County east · 3,141 people
Printable Hancock 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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