Wilkes County, Georgia
County seat: Washington · Population 9,540 (2025) · 470 sq mi
Wilkes County is the 126th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 9,540 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Washington. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Wilkes County facts
- County seat
- Washington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 9,540 −0.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 470 sq mi 33rd largest of 159
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 20 per sq mi
- Established
- 1777
- Named after
- John Wilkes English radical, journalist, and politician (1725–1797)
- Largest city
- Washington 3,638
- Median household income
- $52,043
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13317
Cities and towns in Wilkes County
Wilkes County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wilkes County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (county seat) | City | 3,638 | |
| Tignall | Town | 495 | |
| Rayle | Town | 156 |
ZIP codes in Wilkes County
5 ZIP codes reach into Wilkes County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30631 also Taliaferro and Greene counties
- 30660 also Oglethorpe and Taliaferro counties
- 30668 also Lincoln County
- 30673
- 30817 also Lincoln County
Population of Wilkes County, 2020–2025
Wilkes County shrank by 24 people (−0.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 390 more deaths than births and a net gain of 355 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,554 |
| 2021 | 9,496 |
| 2022 | 9,587 |
| 2023 | 9,554 |
| 2024 | 9,554 |
| 2025 | 9,540 |
Neighboring counties
- Lincoln County east · 8,112 people
- Taliaferro County southwest · 1,662 people
- Oglethorpe County west · 16,415 people
- McDuffie County southeast · 21,640 people
- Elbert County north · 20,072 people
- Warren County south · 5,269 people
Printable Wilkes 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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