Morgan County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the north-central Piedmont region between Atlanta and Augusta. It had a population of 20,097 at the 2020 census and covers 361 square miles (930 km2) centred near 33\u00b035\u2032N 83\u00b029\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Madison is the county seat, and its postal code is 30650. The county has three incorporated cities (Madison, Bostwick, Rutledge), one incorporated town (Buckhead), one census-designated place (Godfrey), and a scatter of unincorporated communities. Morgan County observes Eastern Time and carries FIPS code 13211.<\/p>\n
Morgan County has three incorporated cities, one incorporated town, one census-designated place, and roughly twenty unincorporated communities and crossroads. CDP = census-designated place (unincorporated); Unincorp. = an unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 4,447<\/td>\n | 30650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rutledge<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30663<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bostwick<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buckhead<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Godfrey<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Apalachee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethany<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beacon Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Braswell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brownwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Canaan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Centennial<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dickson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dorsey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 30650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairplay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Malcolms Store<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nolans Store<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parks Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pennington<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reese<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandy Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smyrna<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sugar Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Swords<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n High Shoals, a small town that straddles the Morgan\/Oconee\/Walton county line, is left off this table because its municipal footprint in Morgan County itself is unconfirmed — see notes.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller unincorporated communities receive mail through the Madison or Rutledge post offices rather than carrying a ZIP of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nMorgan County lies entirely within the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River watershed, on gently rolling Piedmont terrain typical of central Georgia. About 345 square miles is land and 16 square miles is water, much of it the northeastern shoreline of Lake Oconee, a Georgia Power reservoir on the Oconee River that draws lake-home development into the county’s north and east. Interstate 20 crosses the county east–west, with US 129\/441 and US 278 the main state routes.<\/p>\n Morgan County borders Oconee County to the north, Greene County to the east, Putnam County<\/a> to the southeast, Jasper County to the southwest, Newton County<\/a> to the west, and Walton County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Morgan County had 20,097 residents at the 2020 census. Madison, the county seat, is by far the largest place, followed by Rutledge. The county’s median household income runs below the Georgia median of $74,632, reflecting its rural and small-town population base outside the Lake Oconee resort corridor. Population density works out to roughly 58 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Tourism and second-home development around Lake Oconee, agriculture (cattle, hay and timber), and light manufacturing anchor the local economy. Many residents commute to jobs in the Atlanta, Athens, Augusta and Macon metro areas via I-20. Madison’s downtown, one of the largest intact historic districts in Georgia, supports a steady flow of weekend and antebellum-tourism visitors.<\/p>\n Morgan County was created on December 10, 1807, from land ceded by the Creek Nation, and named for Revolutionary War general Daniel Morgan. Madison was laid out as the county seat soon after and grew into a prosperous cotton-trading town before the Civil War. Union troops under General Sherman spared much of Madison’s antebellum architecture during the March to the Sea, a fact still central to the town’s identity and tourism trade today.<\/p>\n Interstate 20 runs directly through Morgan County, connecting Madison to Atlanta and Augusta.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.<\/p>\n Where is Morgan County, Georgia?<\/strong> What is the population of Morgan County?<\/strong> How big is Morgan County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Morgan County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Morgan County?<\/strong> |