{"id":1581,"date":"2023-02-17T12:18:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:36","slug":"candler-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/candler-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Candler County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Candler County is a county in Georgia, United States, on the coastal plain between the Ogeechee and Altamaha river basins. It had a population of 10,981 at the 2020 census and covers 243 square miles (630 km2) of land plus 5.8 square miles (15 km2) of water, centred near 32\u00b024\u2032N 82\u00b004\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Metter is the county seat, and its postal code is 30439. The county has one city, one town, and several unincorporated communities, all in the Eastern time zone. Its FIPS code is 13043.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Candler County<\/h2>\n

Candler County has one incorporated city (Metter, the seat) and one incorporated town (Pulaski). The rest of the county is unincorporated \u2014 small crossroads communities with no municipal government, listed below as “Unincorp.” Population and ZIP figures are given where the U.S. Census Bureau or USPS records a distinct figure for the place; otherwise the cell reads —.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Metter<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n4,004<\/td>\n30439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulaski<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n211<\/td>\n30451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Excelsior<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n30439<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aline<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canoe<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olifftown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parish<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shamrock<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Metter and Pulaski sit six miles apart on U.S. Route 25, and both take mail out of the 30439 Metter post office district except Pulaski itself, which keeps its own PO-box-only 30451 ZIP.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n