Lanier County, Georgia
County seat: Lakeland · Population 10,623 (2025) · 197 sq mi
Lanier County is the 123rd most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 10,623 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lakeland. 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 5 neighboring counties.
Lanier County facts
- County seat
- Lakeland
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 10,623 +7.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 197 sq mi 139th largest of 159
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 54 per sq mi
- Established
- 1920
- Largest city
- Lakeland 3,062
- Median household income
- $47,186
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13173
Cities and towns in Lanier County
Lanier County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lanier County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland (county seat) | City | 3,062 | |
| Ray City | City | 0 | Berrien County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton | 185 |
ZIP codes in Lanier County
5 ZIP codes reach into Lanier County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31635 also Atkinson, Clinch and Lowndes counties
- 31639 also Berrien County
- 31641 also Lowndes County
- 31645 also Berrien and Lowndes counties
- 31649 also Echols County
Population of Lanier County, 2020–2025
Lanier County grew by 750 people (+7.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 71 more births than deaths and a net gain of 690 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,917 |
| 2021 | 10,028 |
| 2022 | 10,141 |
| 2023 | 10,377 |
| 2024 | 10,387 |
| 2025 | 10,623 |
Neighboring counties
- Lowndes County southwest · 122,867 people
- Berrien County northwest · 18,932 people
- Clinch County east · 6,847 people
- Atkinson County northeast · 8,454 people
- Echols County southeast · 3,685 people
Printable Lanier 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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