Talbot County, Georgia
County seat: Talbotton · Population 5,709 (2025) · 391 sq mi
Talbot County is the 148th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 5,709 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Talbotton. It is part of the River Valley region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Talbot County facts
- County seat
- Talbotton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,709 −0.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 391 sq mi 61st largest of 159
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 15 per sq mi
- Established
- 1827
- Named after
- Matthew Talbot American politician (1762-1827)
- Largest city
- Talbotton 731
- Median household income
- $41,597
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13263
Cities and towns in Talbot County
Talbot County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Talbot County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talbotton (county seat) | City | 731 | |
| Woodland | City | 293 | |
| Junction City | Town | 139 | |
| Manchester | City | 97 | Meriwether County |
| Geneva | Town | 72 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Box Springs | 228 |
ZIP codes in Talbot County
8 ZIP codes reach into Talbot County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31801 also Marion and Muscogee counties
- 31810
- 31812 also Taylor County
- 31816 also Meriwether County
- 31826 also Harris County
- 31827
- 31831 also Harris County
- 31836
Population of Talbot County, 2020–2025
Talbot County shrank by 29 people (−0.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 285 more deaths than births and a net gain of 251 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,729 |
| 2021 | 5,762 |
| 2022 | 5,763 |
| 2023 | 5,711 |
| 2024 | 5,754 |
| 2025 | 5,709 |
Neighboring counties
- Upson County northeast · 28,500 people
- Harris County west · 37,280 people
- Taylor County southeast · 7,818 people
- Marion County south · 7,676 people
- Meriwether County north · 21,516 people
- Muscogee County southwest · 202,171 people
- Chattahoochee County southwest · 8,465 people
Printable Talbot 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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