{"id":2365,"date":"2023-03-20T19:03:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:16","slug":"stephens-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stephens-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephens County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephens County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the northeastern Piedmont near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It had a population of 26,784 at the 2020 census and covers 179 square miles (460 km2) of land, centred near 34\u00b034\u2032N 83\u00b017\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Toccoa is the county seat, and its postal code is 30577. The county has one city, two towns and several unincorporated communities; it sits in the Eastern time zone. The Tugaloo River and Lake Hartwell form the county&#8217;s eastern edge, along the South Carolina line.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Stephens County<\/h2>\n<p>Stephens County has one incorporated city and two incorporated towns; everything else on the list below is an unincorporated community or crossroads settlement (Unincorp.). Toccoa holds the large majority of the county&#8217;s population.<\/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>Toccoa<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>9,133<\/td>\n<td>30577<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Martin<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30557<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Avalon<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30577<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ayersville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boydville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carnes Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eastanollee<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fairview<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fighting Pine<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fowlertown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hayes Crossing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jarrett<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mize<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toccoa Falls<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toms Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Union Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30577 &mdash; Toccoa (also serves Avalon)<\/li>\n<li>30557 &mdash; Martin<\/li>\n<li>30538 &mdash; Eastanollee<\/li>\n<li>30598 &mdash; Toccoa Falls (PO Box only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The county&#8217;s smaller crossroads communities &mdash; Ayersville, Boydville, Carnes Creek, Fairview, Fighting Pine, Fowlertown, Hayes Crossing, Jarrett, Mize, Toms Creek and Union Hill &mdash; use the Toccoa or Martin ZIP for mail depending on which side of the county they sit on.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Stephens County lies in Georgia&#8217;s Piedmont, where the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains give way to lower terrain. The Tugaloo River, impounded here as Lake Hartwell, runs along the entire eastern boundary and forms the state line with South Carolina. The county covers 184 square miles total, of which 5.1 square miles (2.8%) is water &mdash; almost all of it Lake Hartwell.<\/p>\n<p>Stephens County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/habersham-county\/\">Habersham County<\/a> to the west, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/banks-county\/\">Banks County<\/a> to the southwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/franklin-county-georgia\/\">Franklin County<\/a> to the south, and Oconee County, South Carolina, across Lake Hartwell to the north and east.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Stephens County had 26,784 residents at the 2020 census. Toccoa, the county seat, is by far the largest community at 9,133 people; Martin is the county&#8217;s other incorporated town. Median household income in the county runs well below the Georgia median of $74,632, consistent with the county&#8217;s rural, manufacturing-and-textile economic base. Population density works out to roughly 150 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Toccoa&#8217;s economy has long centred on textiles and light manufacturing, and the city remains home to Toccoa Falls College, a Christian liberal arts college whose 186-foot waterfall (19 feet taller than Niagara Falls) is a local landmark and the source of the Toccoa Falls community&#8217;s name. The Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa commemorates the World War II paratroopers of the 506th Infantry Regiment, who trained on nearby Currahee Mountain and were later portrayed in the &#8220;Band of Brothers&#8221; miniseries.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Stephens County was created on August 18, 1905, from parts of Franklin and Habersham counties. It is named for Alexander H. Stephens, a U.S. representative, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, and later the 53rd governor of Georgia. The county&#8217;s darkest day came on November 6, 1977, when the Kelly Barnes Dam above Toccoa Falls College collapsed after heavy rain, killing 39 people and causing an estimated $2.8 million in damage &mdash; one of Georgia&#8217;s deadliest civil engineering disasters.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 123 and Georgia State Routes 17, 63, 105, 106, 145, 184, 328 and 365 cross the county.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toccoa &mdash; 0 miles (county seat)<\/li>\n<li>Gainesville, Georgia &mdash; 35 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Greenville, South Carolina &mdash; 40 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Athens, Georgia &mdash; 55 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amtrak&#8217;s Crescent train, running between New York and New Orleans, stops in Toccoa. R.G. LeTourneau Field (Toccoa Airport) offers regional general-aviation access; the nearest commercial airport is in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Stephens County, Georgia?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the northeastern part of the state, in the Piedmont near the Blue Ridge foothills, bordering South Carolina along Lake Hartwell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Stephens County?<\/strong><br \/>26,784 people at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Stephens County?<\/strong><br \/>179 square miles (460 km2) of land plus 5.1 square miles (13 km2) of water, for 184 square miles total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Stephens County?<\/strong><br \/>Toccoa, population 9,133 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and communities are in Stephens County?<\/strong><br \/>One city, two incorporated towns, and about a dozen smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Stephens County?<\/strong><br \/>30577 (Toccoa), 30557 (Martin), 30538 (Eastanollee) and 30598 (Toccoa Falls, PO Box only).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Toccoa Falls famous?<\/strong><br \/>Its 186-foot waterfall, taller than Niagara Falls, sits on the campus of Toccoa Falls College and gives the community its name.<\/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>Stephens County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the northeastern Piedmont near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It had a population of 26,784 at the 2020 census and covers 179 square miles (460 km2) of land, centred near 34\u00b034\u2032N 83\u00b017\u2032W. Toccoa is the county seat, and its postal code is 30577. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Towns & Villages in Stephens County, Georgia","_seopress_titles_desc":"Stephens County, Georgia: Toccoa, Martin, Eastanollee & 26,784 residents. 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