Walker County, Georgia
County seat: LaFayette · Population 70,250 (2025) · 446 sq mi
Walker County is the 38th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 70,250 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is LaFayette. It is part of the Northwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Walker County facts
- County seat
- LaFayette
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 70,250 +3.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 446 sq mi 40th largest of 159
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 157 per sq mi
- Established
- 1833
- Largest city
- LaFayette 7,157
- Median household income
- $59,469
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13295
Cities and towns in Walker County
Walker County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Walker County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaFayette (county seat) | City | 7,157 | |
| Rossville | City | 3,922 | |
| Chickamauga | City | 3,017 | |
| Lookout Mountain | City | 1,662 | |
| Fort Oglethorpe | City | 372 | Catoosa County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 5,302 | |
| Chattanooga Valley | 4,601 | |
| Rock Spring | 1,183 | |
| Lakeview | 937 | Catoosa County |
ZIP codes in Walker County
14 ZIP codes reach into Walker County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30707 also Catoosa County
- 30725
- 30728
- 30731 also Chattooga and Dade counties
- 30736 also Catoosa and Whitfield counties
- 30738 also Dade County
- 30739 also Catoosa County
- 30740 also Whitfield County
- 30741 also Catoosa County
- 30742 also Catoosa County
- 30746 also Gordon County
- 30747 also Chattooga County
- 30750 also Dade County
- 30753 also Chattooga County
Population of Walker County, 2020–2025
Walker County grew by 2,585 people (+3.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,377 more deaths than births and a net gain of 3,942 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 67,756 |
| 2021 | 68,475 |
| 2022 | 68,963 |
| 2023 | 69,595 |
| 2024 | 69,724 |
| 2025 | 70,250 |
Neighboring counties
- Dade County northwest · 16,154 people
- Chattooga County south · 25,300 people
- Catoosa County northeast · 69,628 people
- Whitfield County east · 106,212 people
- Hamilton County, Tennessee north · 390,833 people
- Gordon County southeast · 61,701 people
- DeKalb County, Alabama southwest · 74,085 people
- Floyd County south · 101,378 people
Printable Walker 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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