Rabun County, Georgia
County seat: Clayton · Population 17,764 (2025) · 370 sq mi
Rabun County is the 102nd most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 17,764 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Clayton. It is part of the Georgia Mountains region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Rabun County facts
- County seat
- Clayton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 17,764 +5.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 370 sq mi 67th largest of 159
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 48 per sq mi
- Established
- 1819
- Largest city
- Clayton 2,089
- Median household income
- $67,493
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13241
Cities and towns in Rabun County
Rabun County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Rabun County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton (county seat) | City | 2,089 | |
| Mountain City | Town | 975 | |
| Sky Valley | City | 492 | |
| Tiger | Town | 425 | |
| Dillard | City | 338 | |
| Tallulah Falls | Town | 128 | Habersham County |
ZIP codes in Rabun County
9 ZIP codes reach into Rabun County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30523 also Habersham and White counties
- 30525 also Towns County
- 30537
- 30552
- 30562
- 30568
- 30573
- 30576
- 30581
Population of Rabun County, 2020–2025
Rabun County grew by 878 people (+5.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 627 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,504 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16,926 |
| 2021 | 17,151 |
| 2022 | 17,305 |
| 2023 | 17,492 |
| 2024 | 17,684 |
| 2025 | 17,764 |
Neighboring counties
- Oconee County, South Carolina southeast · 83,775 people
- Habersham County south · 50,416 people
- Macon County, North Carolina north · 39,232 people
- Towns County west · 13,285 people
- Clay County, North Carolina northwest · 12,239 people
Printable Rabun 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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