Richmond County, Georgia
County seat: Augusta · Population 206,559 (2025) · 324 sq mi
Richmond County is the 11th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 206,559 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Augusta. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Richmond County facts
- County seat
- Augusta
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 206,559 −0% since 2020
- Land area
- 324 sq mi 90th largest of 159
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 637 per sq mi
- Established
- 1777
- Named after
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond British politician and army officer (1735-1806)
- Largest city
- Augusta 201,999
- Median household income
- $55,637
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13245
Cities and towns in Richmond County
Richmond County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Richmond County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta (county seat) | City | 201,999 | |
| Hephzibah | City | 3,815 | |
| Blythe | City | 745 | Burke County |
ZIP codes in Richmond County
11 ZIP codes reach into Richmond County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30805 also Burke County
- 30812
- 30813 also Columbia County
- 30815 also Burke County
- 30901
- 30904
- 30905
- 30906
- 30907 also Columbia County
- 30909 also Columbia County
- 30912
Population of Richmond County, 2020–2025
Richmond County shrank by 43 people (−0%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,722 more births than deaths and a net loss of 1,890 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 206,581 |
| 2021 | 205,565 |
| 2022 | 206,837 |
| 2023 | 205,946 |
| 2024 | 206,544 |
| 2025 | 206,559 |
Neighboring counties
- Aiken County, South Carolina northeast · 181,515 people
- Burke County south · 24,408 people
- Columbia County northwest · 169,189 people
- Jefferson County southwest · 15,011 people
- McDuffie County west · 21,640 people
- Edgefield County, South Carolina north · 29,808 people
Printable Richmond 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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