Habersham County is a county in Georgia, United States, tucked into the Blue Ridge foothills along the South Carolina line. It had a population of 46,031 at the 2020 census and covers 277 square miles (720 km2) of land centred near 34°38′N 83°32′W.<\/p>\n
Clarkesville is the county seat, and its postal code is 30523. The county contains five cities, two towns, and eighteen unincorporated communities, and it observes Eastern time. Habersham anchors the Cornelia, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area and sits at the edge of the Chattahoochee National Forest.<\/p>\n
Habersham County has 25 named places on record: five incorporated cities, two towns, and eighteen unincorporated communities and crossroads. Populations below are the 2020 census figures where the place is a standalone Census Bureau tabulation; unincorporated crossroads have no separate population count and are marked with an em dash.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkesville<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cornelia<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Demorest<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baldwin<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alto<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Airy<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30563<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tallulah Falls<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Aerial<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Batesville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dicks Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dixon Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Habersham Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Harvest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hollywood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Switzerland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pardue Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Raoul<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shirley Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shorts Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tugaloo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turnerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wikle Store<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilbanks Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Georgia has no civil townships, so places here are organised only as incorporated cities\/towns or unincorporated communities. A handful of names on older lists (a “College Park” entry among them) actually belong to other Georgia counties and are not carried over here.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nBaldwin and Tallulah Falls share ZIP service with neighboring post offices rather than carrying a dedicated Habersham code, and the smaller unincorporated communities are served by whichever of the six ZIPs is nearest.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHabersham County sits where the Blue Ridge Mountains step down toward the Georgia Piedmont. The Chattahoochee River rises in the county’s mountains before flowing south through the rest of the state, and Tallulah Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the eastern United States, cuts along the county’s eastern edge near the town of Tallulah Falls. A portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest covers the county’s northern reaches.<\/p>\n Habersham County borders Rabun County<\/a> to the north, Stephens County to the east, Banks County to the south, Hall County<\/a> to the southwest, White County to the west, and Towns County to the northwest; Oconee County, South Carolina lies across the state line to the east.<\/p>\n Habersham County had 46,031 residents at the 2020 census, a density of roughly 166 people per square mile. Cornelia and Clarkesville are the county’s two largest cities, followed by Demorest and Baldwin. As in much of the north Georgia mountains, household income here trails the Georgia median of $74,632.<\/p>\n Poultry processing has anchored the county’s economy for decades; Fieldale Farms, headquartered in Baldwin, is one of the area’s largest private employers. Piedmont University, a private four-year college founded in 1897, is based in Demorest. Tourism tied to Tallulah Gorge State Park and the surrounding national forest also supports local businesses, and the Georgia Apple Festival draws visitors to the Cornelia\/Ellijay corridor each fall.<\/p>\n Habersham County was created on December 15, 1818, from Cherokee land cessions and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham, a Continental Army officer and later U.S. Postmaster General. On July 18, 1970, aerialist Karl Wallenda crossed Tallulah Gorge on a tightrope in front of a large crowd, one of the county’s best-known modern events. The gorge itself had already drawn 19th-century tourists as a resort destination before hydroelectric development lowered the falls’ flow in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n US Routes 23 and 441 and Georgia Routes 15, 17, 105, and 115 cross the county.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, roughly 90 miles southwest of Clarkesville.<\/p>\n Where is Habersham County, Georgia?<\/strong> What is the population of Habersham County?<\/strong> How big is Habersham County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Habersham County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Habersham County?<\/strong> |