Wheeler County, Georgia
County seat: Alamo · Population 7,570 (2025) · 296 sq mi
Wheeler County is the 143rd most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 7,570 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Alamo. It is part of the Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Wheeler County facts
- County seat
- Alamo
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,570 +1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 296 sq mi 99th largest of 159
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 26 per sq mi
- Established
- 1912
- Named after
- Joseph Wheeler Confederate Army general (1836-1906)
- Largest city
- Alamo 3,362
- Median household income
- $40,539
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13309
Cities and towns in Wheeler County
Wheeler County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wheeler County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo (county seat) | Town | 3,362 | |
| Glenwood | City | 806 | |
| Scotland | City | 2 | Telfair County |
| McRae-Helena | City | 0 | Telfair County |
ZIP codes in Wheeler County
4 ZIP codes reach into Wheeler County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30411 also Laurens County
- 30428 also Laurens County
- 31037 also Telfair, Dodge and Laurens counties
- 31549 also Telfair County
Population of Wheeler County, 2020–2025
Wheeler County grew by 91 people (+1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 59 more deaths than births and a net gain of 123 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,447 |
| 2021 | 7,747 |
| 2022 | 7,302 |
| 2023 | 7,074 |
| 2024 | 7,325 |
| 2025 | 7,570 |
Neighboring counties
- Montgomery County east · 8,635 people
- Telfair County southwest · 11,195 people
- Laurens County northwest · 51,041 people
- Jeff Davis County south · 15,219 people
- Treutlen County northeast · 6,466 people
- Dodge County west · 19,663 people
Printable Wheeler 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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