Stephens County, Georgia
County seat: Toccoa · Population 27,854 (2025) · 179 sq mi
Stephens County is the 72nd most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 27,854 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Toccoa. It is part of the Georgia Mountains region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Stephens County facts
- County seat
- Toccoa
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 27,854 +4% since 2020
- Land area
- 179 sq mi 148th largest of 159
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 156 per sq mi
- Established
- 1905
- Largest city
- Toccoa 9,539
- Median household income
- $54,754
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13257
Cities and towns in Stephens County
Stephens County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Stephens County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toccoa (county seat) | City | 9,539 | |
| Martin | Town | 351 | Franklin County |
| Avalon | Town | 244 |
ZIP codes in Stephens County
6 ZIP codes reach into Stephens County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30511 also Banks and Habersham counties
- 30538 also Franklin County
- 30557 also Franklin County
- 30563 also Habersham County
- 30577 also Franklin, Habersham and Banks counties
- 30598
Population of Stephens County, 2020–2025
Stephens County grew by 1,074 people (+4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 639 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,693 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 26,827 |
| 2021 | 26,801 |
| 2022 | 26,790 |
| 2023 | 27,300 |
| 2024 | 27,560 |
| 2025 | 27,854 |
Neighboring counties
- Oconee County, South Carolina northeast · 83,775 people
- Franklin County south · 25,948 people
- Habersham County northwest · 50,416 people
- Banks County southwest · 21,273 people
Printable Stephens 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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