Pickens County, Georgia
County seat: Jasper · Population 37,167 (2025) · 232 sq mi
Pickens County is the 54th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 37,167 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Jasper. It is part of the Northwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Pickens County facts
- County seat
- Jasper
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 37,167 +11.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 232 sq mi 128th largest of 159
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 160 per sq mi
- Established
- 1853
- Largest city
- Jasper 5,400
- Median household income
- $78,930
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13227
Cities and towns in Pickens County
Pickens County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Pickens County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper (county seat) | City | 5,400 | |
| Nelson | City | 567 | Cherokee County |
| Talking Rock | Town | 127 |
ZIP codes in Pickens County
9 ZIP codes reach into Pickens County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30107 also Cherokee and Forsyth counties
- 30139 also Gordon and Bartow counties
- 30143 also Dawson and Cherokee counties
- 30148 also Dawson County
- 30175 also Gilmer County
- 30177
- 30183 also Cherokee and Bartow counties
- 30534 also Dawson, Lumpkin, Forsyth and Cherokee counties
- 30734 also Gordon County
Population of Pickens County, 2020–2025
Pickens County grew by 3,942 people (+11.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 709 more deaths than births and a net gain of 4,598 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 33,351 |
| 2021 | 34,033 |
| 2022 | 34,803 |
| 2023 | 35,977 |
| 2024 | 36,591 |
| 2025 | 37,167 |
Neighboring counties
- Cherokee County south · 299,273 people
- Gilmer County north · 33,894 people
- Dawson County east · 35,365 people
- Gordon County west · 61,701 people
- Bartow County southwest · 120,800 people
Printable Pickens 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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