Telfair County, Georgia
County seat: McRae-Helena · Population 11,195 (2025) · 437 sq mi
Telfair County is the 119th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 11,195 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is McRae-Helena. It is part of the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Telfair County facts
- County seat
- McRae-Helena
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 11,195 −10.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 437 sq mi 45th largest of 159
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 26 per sq mi
- Established
- 1807
- Largest city
- McRae-Helena 5,443 in the county
- Median household income
- $50,929
- Cities and towns
- 5
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13271
Cities and towns in Telfair County
Telfair County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Telfair County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| McRae-Helena (county seat) | City | 5,443 | Wheeler County |
| Lumber City | City | 944 | |
| Milan | City | 267 | Dodge County |
| Scotland | City | 162 | Wheeler County |
| Jacksonville | City | 107 |
ZIP codes in Telfair County
7 ZIP codes reach into Telfair County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31037 also Dodge, Wheeler and Laurens counties
- 31055
- 31060 also Dodge County
- 31077 also Dodge County
- 31083
- 31544
- 31549 also Wheeler County
Population of Telfair County, 2020–2025
Telfair County shrank by 1,276 people (−10.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 243 more deaths than births and a net loss of 1,112 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12,449 |
| 2021 | 12,326 |
| 2022 | 12,438 |
| 2023 | 10,965 |
| 2024 | 11,123 |
| 2025 | 11,195 |
Neighboring counties
- Wheeler County northeast · 7,570 people
- Dodge County northwest · 19,663 people
- Jeff Davis County east · 15,219 people
- Coffee County south · 44,407 people
- Ben Hill County southwest · 17,099 people
- Wilcox County west · 8,797 people
Printable Telfair 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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