{"id":2329,"date":"2023-03-19T12:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:42","slug":"polk-county-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/polk-county-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Polk County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the piedmont region of the state, roughly 40 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. It had a population of 42,853 at the 2020 census and covers 312 square miles (810 km2), of which 310 square miles are land, centred near 34&deg;01&prime;N 85&deg;11&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Cedartown is the county seat, and its postal code is 30125. The county has five incorporated cities and towns and several unincorporated communities. Polk County sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Polk County<\/h2>\n<p>Polk County has five incorporated municipalities &mdash; Cedartown (the seat), Rockmart, Aragon, Braswell, and Taylorsville, the last straddling the Bartow County line &mdash; plus a scatter of unincorporated communities and rural place names across the county. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/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>Cedartown<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>10,190<\/td>\n<td>30125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rockmart<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>4,732<\/td>\n<td>30153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aragon<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taylorsville<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Braswell<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Esom Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Etna<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Van Wert<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Akes<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Antioch<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Benedict<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Caseyville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fish<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fish Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friendship<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fullwood Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iron Stab<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portland<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prior<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seney<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Youngs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taylorsville sits on the Polk&ndash;Bartow county line, and most of its small footprint actually lies in Bartow County &mdash; only a slice of the town is inside Polk.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30125 &mdash; Cedartown<\/li>\n<li>30153 &mdash; Rockmart<\/li>\n<li>30104 &mdash; Aragon<\/li>\n<li>30138 &mdash; Esom Hill (PO Box only delivery)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Braswell and Taylorsville share their ZIP codes with neighboring post offices rather than carrying their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Polk County lies in Georgia&#8217;s piedmont, where the last low ridges of the Appalachians give way to rolling hills. The highest point is Shorty Mountain, near the unincorporated community of Etna, at 1,610 feet. Streams in the county drain toward the Coosa River system to the west.<\/p>\n<p>Polk County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/floyd-county\/\">Floyd County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bartow-county\/\">Bartow County<\/a> to the northeast, Paulding County to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/haralson-county\/\">Haralson County<\/a> to the south, and Cleburne County and Cherokee County, Alabama, to the southwest and west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Polk County&#8217;s population was 42,853 at the 2020 census, making it a mid-sized north Georgia county. Cedartown (10,190) and Rockmart (4,732) are its two largest communities, together home to more than a third of the county&#8217;s residents. Census figures put the county at 72.9% White and 12.2% Black or African American, with 13.0% of residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino. Median household income in Polk County runs below the Georgia median of $74,632. Population density is about 138 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturing and carpet-industry supply chains (an extension of the nearby Dalton carpet belt) have long anchored Polk County&#8217;s economy, alongside agriculture, logging, and retail and services centered on Cedartown and Rockmart. Polk School District and Cedartown\/Rockmart&#8217;s respective city school systems are among the county&#8217;s largest employers, along with Polk Medical Center in Cedartown.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Georgia General Assembly created Polk County on December 20, 1851, from parts of Paulding and Floyd counties, naming it for James K. Polk, the eleventh president of the United States. The county&#8217;s iron and marble industries drove growth in the late 19th century, and Cedartown and Rockmart both developed as rail and manufacturing towns along the Southern Railway line through the county.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Routes 27 and 278 and Georgia State Routes 1, 6, 100, 101, and 113 cross Polk County.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rome &mdash; 20 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Cartersville &mdash; 20 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Carrollton &mdash; 20 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta &mdash; 45 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Hartsfield&ndash;Jackson Atlanta International Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Polk County, Georgia?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the northwest part of the state, part of the Atlanta metropolitan region, bordering Alabama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Polk County?<\/strong><br \/>42,853 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Polk County?<\/strong><br \/>312 square miles (810 km2), of which 310 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Polk County?<\/strong><br \/>Cedartown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Polk County?<\/strong><br \/>Five incorporated cities and towns &mdash; Cedartown, Rockmart, Aragon, Braswell, and Taylorsville &mdash; plus a number of unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Polk County?<\/strong><br \/>30125 (Cedartown), 30153 (Rockmart), 30104 (Aragon), and 30138 (Esom Hill, PO Box only).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Polk County named after?<\/strong><br \/>James K. Polk, the eleventh president of the United States, when the county was created in 1851.<\/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>Polk County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the piedmont region of the state, roughly 40 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. It had a population of 42,853 at the 2020 census and covers 312 square miles (810 km2), of which 310 square miles are land, centred near 34&deg;01&prime;N 85&deg;11&prime;W. 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