Macon County, Georgia
County seat: Oglethorpe · Population 11,756 (2025) · 401 sq mi
Macon County is the 117th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 11,756 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Oglethorpe. It is part of the River Valley region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Macon County facts
- County seat
- Oglethorpe
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 11,756 −2.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 401 sq mi 55th largest of 159
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 29 per sq mi
- Established
- 1837
- Named after
- Nathaniel Macon Speaker of the House (1757-1837)
- Largest city
- Montezuma 2,879
- Median household income
- $41,031
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13193
Cities and towns in Macon County
Macon County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Macon County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma | City | 2,879 | |
| Marshallville | City | 978 | |
| Oglethorpe (county seat) | City | 955 | |
| Ideal | City | 391 |
ZIP codes in Macon County
10 ZIP codes reach into Macon County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31030 also Peach, Crawford and Houston counties
- 31041
- 31057
- 31063 also Dooly County
- 31068 also Schley County
- 31069 also Houston and Peach counties
- 31076 also Taylor County
- 31081 also Taylor and Schley counties
- 31711 also Sumter and Schley counties
- 31806 also Schley County
Population of Macon County, 2020–2025
Macon County shrank by 322 people (−2.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 261 more deaths than births and a net loss of 57 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12,018 |
| 2021 | 11,853 |
| 2022 | 11,767 |
| 2023 | 11,838 |
| 2024 | 11,855 |
| 2025 | 11,756 |
Neighboring counties
- Taylor County northwest · 7,818 people
- Dooly County southeast · 11,156 people
- Peach County northeast · 29,877 people
- Houston County east · 178,214 people
- Sumter County south · 28,801 people
- Schley County southwest · 4,593 people
- Crawford County north · 12,206 people
Printable Macon 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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