{"id":1807,"date":"2023-03-14T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:15","slug":"pickens-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pickens-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickens County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pickens County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 60 miles north of Atlanta. It had a population of 33,216 at the 2020 census and covers 232 square miles (600 km2) centred near 34\u00b028\u2032N 84\u00b028\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Jasper is the county seat, and its postal code is 30143. Pickens County has two incorporated cities (Jasper and Nelson, the latter shared with neighboring Cherokee County), one town (Talking Rock), and about twenty unincorporated communities. The county lies in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Pickens County’s 23 named places break down as two cities, one town, and roughly twenty unincorporated communities and subdivisions. Unincorporated places (marked “Unincorp.” below) have no municipal government of their own and are served by the county.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Jasper<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n30143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nelson<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n30151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talking Rock<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n30175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tate<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n30177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marble Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n30148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blaine<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burnt Mountain Estates<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cagle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carns Mill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clipper<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daniels<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandview<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hinton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holcomb<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerusalem<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ludville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McDaniel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scarecorn<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Talmadge<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tate Mountain Estates<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Brook<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Nelson sits astride the Pickens\u2013Cherokee county line, and only part of the city is inside Pickens County.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n