{"id":1562,"date":"2023-02-14T19:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:33","slug":"bleckley-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bleckley-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleckley County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bleckley County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the state&#8217;s central region. It had a population of 12,583 at the 2020 census and covers 219 square miles (570 km2) centred near 32&deg;26&prime;N 83&deg;20&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Cochran is the county seat, and its postal code is 31014. The county has one incorporated city, one incorporated town and eleven unincorporated communities. Bleckley County observes Eastern Time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Bleckley County<\/h2>\n<p>Bleckley County has 13 named places on record: one city (Cochran, the seat), one incorporated town (Allentown) and eleven unincorporated communities. Unincorp. below means the place has no city or town government of its own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cochran<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>5,026<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Allentown<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Baileys Park<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brown Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cary<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coley Station<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Five Points<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fraizer<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goldsboro<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paulk<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Porter<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rebie<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Royal<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Allentown, in the county&#8217;s northwest corner, is the only other incorporated place besides Cochran; every other place on this list is an unincorporated community with no ZIP code of its own, so mail addressed to them is routed through Cochran&#8217;s 31014 exchange.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>31014 &mdash; Cochran (also serves nearly every unincorporated community in the county: Baileys Park, Brown Hill, Cary, Coley Station, Five Points, Fraizer, Goldsboro, Paulk, Porter, Powell, Rebie and Royal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 31014 ZIP alone accounts for essentially the whole county&#8217;s population, since Cochran is Bleckley&#8217;s only sizable town. Allentown&#8217;s ZIP code was not independently verified and is omitted rather than guessed.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Bleckley County sits in the upper Atlantic Coastal Plain of central Georgia, a landscape of gently rolling farmland and pine woods drained by the Ocmulgee River, which forms part of the county&#8217;s eastern edge. The county covers 219 square miles, of which 216 square miles are land and 3.3 square miles (1.5%) are water.<\/p>\n<p>Bleckley County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/twiggs-county\/\">Twiggs County<\/a> to the north, Wilkinson County to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/laurens-county\/\">Laurens County<\/a> to the east, Dodge County to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pulaski-county-georgia\/\">Pulaski County<\/a> to the southwest, and Houston County to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Bleckley County had 12,583 residents at the 2020 census, at a density of about 58 people per square mile. Cochran, the county seat and only city over 1,000 people, holds roughly 40% of the county&#8217;s population at 5,026 residents; every other named place in the county is an unincorporated rural community. Median household income in Bleckley County runs below the Georgia median of $74,632, consistent with its largely agricultural, rural economic base.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture remains central to Bleckley County&#8217;s economy, with the county long associated with cotton and peanut production &mdash; a history still reflected in the local museum&#8217;s name, the Bleckley County Cotton Museum. Cochran&#8217;s other major anchor is education: Middle Georgia State University maintains a campus in the city, the successor institution to Middle Georgia College, once the oldest public two-year college in the United States before its 2013 merger into Middle Georgia State University. Cochran High School and the university share the &#8220;Royals\/Knights&#8221; royal-themed mascot tradition that gives Cochran its &#8220;Castle City&#8221; nickname.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Bleckley County was created in 1912, after the Georgia General Assembly proposed a state constitutional amendment on July 30, 1912, ratified by voters on November 5, 1912 &mdash; carved from neighboring Pulaski County. It was named for Logan Edwin Bleckley, a Confederate soldier who went on to serve as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Cochran, the county seat, began as a railroad settlement called Dykesboro before being renamed in 1869 for Judge Arthur E. Cochran, an official of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, whose line later became part of Norfolk Southern.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Bleckley County is reached via US Route 129 and US Route 341, which cross at Cochran, along with State Route 26.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Macon &mdash; 35 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Dublin &mdash; 30 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Warner Robins &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Eastman &mdash; 20 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial air service is Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Bleckley County, Georgia?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in central Georgia&#8217;s upper Atlantic Coastal Plain, about 35 miles southeast of Macon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Bleckley County?<\/strong><br \/>\nBleckley County had 12,583 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Bleckley County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county covers 219 square miles (570 km2), of which 216 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Bleckley County?<\/strong><br \/>\nCochran is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Bleckley County?<\/strong><br \/>\nBleckley County has one city (Cochran), one incorporated town (Allentown) and eleven unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Bleckley County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county&#8217;s ZIP code is 31014, centered on Cochran.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called Bleckley County?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is named for Logan Edwin Bleckley, a Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice, when the county was created in 1912.<\/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>Bleckley County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the state&#8217;s central region. It had a population of 12,583 at the 2020 census and covers 219 square miles (570 km2) centred near 32&deg;26&prime;N 83&deg;20&prime;W. Cochran is the county seat, and its postal code is 31014. 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