Pierce County, Georgia
County seat: Blackshear · Population 20,764 (2025) · 341 sq mi
Pierce County is the 91st most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 20,764 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Blackshear. It is part of the Southern Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Pierce County facts
- County seat
- Blackshear
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 20,764 +5.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 341 sq mi 82nd largest of 159
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 61 per sq mi
- Established
- 1857
- Named after
- Franklin Pierce president of the United States from 1853 to 1857
- Largest city
- Blackshear 3,680
- Median household income
- $60,517
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13229
Cities and towns in Pierce County
Pierce County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Pierce County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackshear (county seat) | City | 3,680 | |
| Patterson | City | 782 | |
| Offerman | City | 474 | |
| Waycross | City | 8 | Ware County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 54 | |
| Mershon | 26 |
ZIP codes in Pierce County
7 ZIP codes reach into Pierce County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31503 also Ware and Brantley counties
- 31510 also Bacon County
- 31516
- 31518 also Appling and Wayne counties
- 31551 also Bacon County
- 31556
- 31557 also Brantley and Appling counties
Population of Pierce County, 2020–2025
Pierce County grew by 1,051 people (+5.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 257 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,303 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,749 |
| 2021 | 19,987 |
| 2022 | 20,190 |
| 2023 | 20,426 |
| 2024 | 20,593 |
| 2025 | 20,764 |
Neighboring counties
- Brantley County southeast · 18,936 people
- Ware County southwest · 36,906 people
- Bacon County northwest · 11,070 people
- Wayne County northeast · 32,481 people
- Appling County north · 19,100 people
Printable Pierce 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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