Whitfield County, Georgia
County seat: Dalton · Population 106,212 (2025) · 290 sq mi
Whitfield County is the 26th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 106,212 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Dalton. It is part of the Northwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Whitfield County facts
- County seat
- Dalton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 106,212 +3.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 290 sq mi 100th largest of 159
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 366 per sq mi
- Established
- 1851
- Largest city
- Dalton 35,322
- Median household income
- $67,070
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13313
Cities and towns in Whitfield County
Whitfield County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Whitfield County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton (county seat) | City | 35,322 | |
| Varnell | City | 2,295 | |
| Tunnel Hill | City | 1,004 | |
| Cohutta | City | 865 |
ZIP codes in Whitfield County
8 ZIP codes reach into Whitfield County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30710 also Catoosa County
- 30720
- 30721 also Murray County
- 30735 also Gordon and Murray counties
- 30736 also Catoosa and Walker counties
- 30740 also Walker County
- 30755 also Catoosa County
- 30756
Population of Whitfield County, 2020–2025
Whitfield County grew by 3,342 people (+3.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,108 more births than deaths and a net gain of 2,230 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 102,790 |
| 2021 | 102,742 |
| 2022 | 103,279 |
| 2023 | 104,303 |
| 2024 | 105,558 |
| 2025 | 106,212 |
Neighboring counties
- Murray County east · 41,607 people
- Catoosa County northwest · 69,628 people
- Walker County west · 70,250 people
- Bradley County, Tennessee north · 115,465 people
- Gordon County south · 61,701 people
- Hamilton County, Tennessee northwest · 390,833 people
Printable Whitfield 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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