Montgomery County, Georgia
County seat: Mount Vernon · Population 8,635 (2025) · 241 sq mi
Montgomery County is the 136th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 8,635 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Mount Vernon. It is part of the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Montgomery County facts
- County seat
- Mount Vernon
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 8,635 +0.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 241 sq mi 123rd largest of 159
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 36 per sq mi
- Established
- 1793
- Named after
- Richard Montgomery Irish-born soldier in the British Army, later in the American Continental Army (1738–1775)
- Largest city
- Mount Vernon 1,925
- Median household income
- $51,941
- Cities and towns
- 7
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13209
Cities and towns in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Montgomery County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon (county seat) | City | 1,925 | |
| Ailey | City | 517 | |
| Uvalda | City | 438 | |
| Higgston | Town | 305 | |
| Alston | Town | 175 | |
| Vidalia | City | 136 | Toombs County |
| Tarrytown | Town | 64 |
ZIP codes in Montgomery County
7 ZIP codes reach into Montgomery County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30410
- 30412
- 30445 also Treutlen County
- 30457 also Treutlen and Emanuel counties
- 30470 also Treutlen County
- 30473 also Toombs County
- 30474 also Toombs, Emanuel and Treutlen counties
Population of Montgomery County, 2020–2025
Montgomery County grew by 35 people (+0.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 85 more deaths than births and a net gain of 117 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,565 |
| 2021 | 8,635 |
| 2022 | 8,647 |
| 2023 | 8,765 |
| 2024 | 8,597 |
| 2025 | 8,635 |
Neighboring counties
- Wheeler County west · 7,570 people
- Toombs County east · 27,545 people
- Treutlen County north · 6,466 people
- Jeff Davis County south · 15,219 people
Printable Montgomery 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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