Oglethorpe County, Georgia
County seat: Lexington · Population 16,415 (2025) · 439 sq mi
Oglethorpe County is the 105th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 16,415 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lexington. It is part of the Northeast Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Oglethorpe County facts
- County seat
- Lexington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 16,415 +10.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 439 sq mi 43rd largest of 159
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 37 per sq mi
- Established
- 1793
- Named after
- James Oglethorpe British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785)
- Largest city
- Crawford 918
- Median household income
- $75,034
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13221
Cities and towns in Oglethorpe County
Oglethorpe County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Oglethorpe County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford | City | 918 | |
| Arnoldsville | City | 445 | |
| Maxeys | Town | 225 | |
| Lexington (county seat) | City | 218 |
ZIP codes in Oglethorpe County
10 ZIP codes reach into Oglethorpe County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30619 also Oconee County
- 30627 also Madison County
- 30628 also Madison County
- 30629 also Madison County
- 30630
- 30648
- 30660 also Wilkes and Taliaferro counties
- 30667
- 30669 also Greene and Taliaferro counties
- 30683 also Clarke and Madison counties
Population of Oglethorpe County, 2020–2025
Oglethorpe County grew by 1,588 people (+10.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 163 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,755 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14,869 |
| 2021 | 15,179 |
| 2022 | 15,502 |
| 2023 | 15,741 |
| 2024 | 16,118 |
| 2025 | 16,415 |
Neighboring counties
- Wilkes County east · 9,540 people
- Madison County northwest · 32,919 people
- Greene County south · 21,367 people
- Elbert County northeast · 20,072 people
- Clarke County west · 129,921 people
- Oconee County west · 44,893 people
- Taliaferro County southeast · 1,662 people
Printable Oglethorpe 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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