{"id":1547,"date":"2023-02-14T18:32:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:31","slug":"baldwin-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/baldwin-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldwin County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baldwin County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the central part of the state along the Oconee River. It had a population of 43,799 at the 2020 census and covers 258 square miles (670 km2) of land plus 9.6 square miles (25 km2) of water, centred near 33\u00b004&prime;N 83\u00b015&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Milledgeville is the county seat, and its postal code is 31061. The county has one incorporated city, Milledgeville, and several unincorporated communities. It sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 13009.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Baldwin County<\/h2>\n<p>Baldwin County has a single incorporated municipality, Milledgeville, plus one census-designated place and a handful of unincorporated crossroads communities. Georgia counties have no civil townships, so the table below omits that column. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no separate census count.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Milledgeville<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>17,070<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hardwick<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scottsboro<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Meriwether<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Browns Crossing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coopers<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montpelier<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandtown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Colony<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Everything in the county outside Milledgeville and Hardwick shares the Milledgeville 31061 ZIP, since Baldwin County has no other post office town.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>31061 &mdash; Milledgeville (also serves Hardwick and every unincorporated community in the county)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Baldwin County is compact enough that a single ZIP code covers the whole county; there is no second post office town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Baldwin County straddles Georgia&#8217;s fall line, where the Piedmont&#8217;s hills give way to the Coastal Plain. The Oconee River runs through the county past Milledgeville, and the northern half is noticeably hillier than the flatter south. The county borders Putnam County to the north, Hancock County to the northeast, Washington County to the east, Wilkinson County to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jones-county\/\">Jones County<\/a> to the west. Of these, only <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/putnam-county-georgia\/\">Putnam County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/washington-county-georgia\/\">Washington County<\/a> currently have a live townsvillages.com profile.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Baldwin County had 43,799 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 170 people per square mile. Milledgeville, with 17,070 residents, is by far the largest community; Hardwick is the county&#8217;s only other census-designated place. Median household income in the county runs well below the Georgia median of $74,632, reflecting the presence of a large student population and two state institutions that employ but don&#8217;t always reside locally.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Education and state government dominate the local economy. Georgia College &amp; State University, Georgia&#8217;s designated public liberal arts university, and Georgia Military College both have their main campuses in Milledgeville. Central State Hospital, once the largest mental health facility in the world, has anchored the local workforce since 1837. The county seat&#8217;s downtown, centered on the old Georgia Statehouse grounds, hosts an antebellum trolley tour and a spring garden walk each year.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Baldwin County was organized on May 11, 1803, from Creek Nation land, and named for Abraham Baldwin, a signer of the U.S. Constitution and founder of the University of Georgia. Milledgeville served as Georgia&#8217;s state capital from 1804 to 1868, one of only three planned capital cities built in the United States (with Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis). Union troops under General William T. Sherman occupied the city in November 1864 during the March to the Sea.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 441 and the Fall Line Freeway (Georgia 540) run through the county alongside State Routes 22, 24, 29, 49, 112, and 212.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Macon &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta &mdash; 95 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Augusta &mdash; 90 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Savannah &mdash; 140 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>It&#8217;s in the central part of Georgia, along the Oconee River, about 30 miles east of Macon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>43,799 as of the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>258 square miles (670 km2) of land plus 9.6 square miles (25 km2) of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>Milledgeville, which was also Georgia&#8217;s state capital from 1804 to 1868.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>One incorporated city, Milledgeville, plus the Hardwick CDP and several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>The whole county shares ZIP code 31061.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What university is in Baldwin County?<\/strong><br \/>Georgia College &amp; State University and Georgia Military College both have their main campuses in Milledgeville.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/georgia\/\">Towns and villages in Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baldwin County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the central part of the state along the Oconee River. It had a population of 43,799 at the 2020 census and covers 258 square miles (670 km2) of land plus 9.6 square miles (25 km2) of water, centred near 33\u00b004&prime;N 83\u00b015&prime;W. 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