{"id":1575,"date":"2023-02-16T12:07:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:35","slug":"butts-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/butts-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Butts County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Butts County is a county in Georgia, United States, roughly 45 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. It had a population of 25,434 at the 2020 census and covers 188 square miles (490 km2) centred near 33&deg;17&prime;N 83&deg;58&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson is the county seat, and its postal code is 30233. The county has three incorporated cities and several unincorporated communities, and it sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Butts County<\/h2>\n<p>Butts County has three incorporated cities &mdash; Jackson, Flovilla, and Jenkinsburg &mdash; plus a handful of unincorporated communities and crossroads. Georgia has no civil townships, so the table below omits that column. Population figures are the 2020 census count where verified; unincorporated places carry no official census tally.<\/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>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>5,557<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flovilla<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>643<\/td>\n<td>30216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jenkinsburg<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indian Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stark<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Worthville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cork<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fincherville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pepperton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandy<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iron Springs Crossroads<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>McMichael Crossroads<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pepperton and Sandy are historic mill-village names now folded into greater Jackson; both are kept here as locally recognised place names rather than separate settlements.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30233 &mdash; Jackson (also serves Indian Springs, Stark, Worthville, Pepperton, Sandy, and Iron Springs Crossroads)<\/li>\n<li>30216 &mdash; Flovilla<\/li>\n<li>30234 &mdash; Jenkinsburg (also serves Fincherville and McMichael Crossroads)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The county&#8217;s three ZIP codes cover an estimated 30,126 residents across roughly 203 square miles of carrier routes, per USPS ZIP boundary data.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Butts County lies in the west-central part of Georgia, on the fall line between the Piedmont and the upper coastal plain. The Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin drains the entire county, and Jackson Lake &mdash; a reservoir formed in 1910 by the Lloyd Shoals Dam on the Ocmulgee &mdash; covers part of the county&#8217;s southern and eastern edge. Indian Springs State Park, one of the oldest state parks in the United States, sits along the county&#8217;s mineral-spring belt near the community of Indian Springs.<\/p>\n<p>Butts County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/newton-county-georgia\/\">Newton County<\/a> to the north, Jasper County to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/monroe-county-georgia\/\">Monroe County<\/a> to the south, Lamar County to the southwest, Spalding County to the west, and Henry County to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Butts County had 25,434 residents at the 2020 census, up from 23,655 in 2010. Jackson, the county seat, is by far the largest community with 5,557 people; Flovilla is the second-largest incorporated place at 643. Median household income in the county runs below the Georgia median of $74,632, reflecting a mostly rural, small-town economic base outside the Atlanta commuter belt. Population density works out to roughly 138 people per square mile of land area.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>The Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison, a maximum-security facility that houses the state&#8217;s death row and execution chamber, sits just outside Jackson and is one of the county&#8217;s largest employers. Beyond the prison, the local economy runs on manufacturing, retail serving the wider county, agriculture, and recreation tied to Jackson Lake, a popular boating and fishing destination for the greater Atlanta area. Jackson&#8217;s compact downtown &mdash; used as the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in Netflix&#8217;s Stranger Things &mdash; also draws location-scouting and tourist interest.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Butts County was created on December 24, 1825, from parts of Henry and Monroe counties, becoming Georgia&#8217;s 64th county. The Georgia General Assembly named it for Samuel Butts, an officer killed in the Creek War in 1814. Indian Springs, on the county&#8217;s eastern edge, was a documented mineral-spring meeting ground and treaty site well before the county&#8217;s formal organization, and it remained a resort destination through the 19th century. Jackson Lake, completed in 1910, reshaped the county&#8217;s southern landscape and remains its defining recreational feature.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 75 crosses the county&#8217;s western edge, with US Route 23 and State Routes 16, 36, 42, and 87 serving Jackson and the smaller communities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atlanta &mdash; 45 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Macon &mdash; 35 miles south<\/li>\n<li>McDonough &mdash; 20 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Griffin &mdash; 20 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, about an hour&#8217;s drive from Jackson.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in west-central Georgia, about 45 miles southeast of Atlanta, centred near 33&deg;17&prime;N 83&deg;58&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>25,434 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>188 square miles (490 km2), of which 184 square miles are land and 3.6 square miles are water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>Jackson is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>Three incorporated cities &mdash; Jackson, Flovilla, and Jenkinsburg &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>30233 (Jackson), 30216 (Flovilla), and 30234 (Jenkinsburg).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Jackson Lake in Butts County?<\/strong><br \/>Part of it. Jackson Lake, formed by the Lloyd Shoals Dam on the Ocmulgee River, sits along the county&#8217;s southern and eastern edge.<\/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>Butts County is a county in Georgia, United States, roughly 45 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. It had a population of 25,434 at the 2020 census and covers 188 square miles (490 km2) centred near 33&deg;17&prime;N 83&deg;58&prime;W. Jackson is the county seat, and its postal code is 30233. 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