{"id":2381,"date":"2023-03-20T19:42:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:19","slug":"tattnall-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/tattnall-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Tattnall County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tattnall County is a county in Georgia, United States, part of the Magnolia Midlands region between Savannah and Vidalia. It had a population of 22,842 at the 2020 census and covers 479 square miles (1,240 km2) of land, centred near 32\u00b002\u2032N 82\u00b004\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Reidsville is the county seat; its postal code is 30453. The county has three incorporated cities, one census-designated place, and several unincorporated communities, and observes Eastern Time. Tattnall County does not use civil townships.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Tattnall County<\/h2>\n<p>Tattnall County has eight named places on record: three incorporated cities, one census-designated place, and four unincorporated communities. City and CDP populations below are from the 2020 census; unincorporated places carry no census count of their own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glennville<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>3,834<\/td>\n<td>30427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reidsville<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>2,515<\/td>\n<td>30453<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Collins<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mendes<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30453<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cobbtown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30420<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Manassas<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>30438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Altamaha<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Midway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cobbtown was incorporated for decades but is treated here as an unincorporated community pending current municipal-status confirmation. Fort Stewart, listed in older county material, is the U.S. Army&#8217;s Fort Stewart reservation, whose land extends into neighboring Liberty and Long counties &mdash; it is not a Tattnall County settlement and is omitted from the table. Five Points, Hughland, Lynn, and Tison, also carried in older material, have no independent census or postal record and are omitted pending verification.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30427 &mdash; Glennville<\/li>\n<li>30453 &mdash; Reidsville (also serves Mendes)<\/li>\n<li>30421 &mdash; Collins<\/li>\n<li>30420 &mdash; Cobbtown<\/li>\n<li>30438 &mdash; Manassas (P.O. box service only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Altamaha and Midway have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest post office town above.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Tattnall County sits in the coastal plain of southeast Georgia, drained by the Altamaha River along its southern edge and by Ohoopee River tributaries elsewhere. The county is largely flat, low-lying pine and farm country, and includes part of the Big Hammock Wildlife Management Area, a 10,000-acre bottomland preserve on the Altamaha. Tattnall County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/candler-county\/\">Candler County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/evans-county\/\">Evans County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/liberty-county-georgia\/\">Liberty County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/long-county\/\">Long County<\/a> to the southeast, Wayne County to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/appling-county\/\">Appling County<\/a> to the southwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/toombs-county\/\">Toombs County<\/a> to the west, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/emanuel-county\/\">Emanuel County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Tattnall County&#8217;s population was 22,842 at the 2020 census. Glennville, with 3,834 residents, is the county&#8217;s largest community; Reidsville, the seat, had 2,515. Median household income in Tattnall County runs well below the Georgia median of $74,632, consistent with the county&#8217;s rural, agriculture- and corrections-based economy. Population density is roughly 48 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture and corrections are the county&#8217;s two economic anchors. Farms around Glennville and Reidsville grow row crops and pecans, and Glennville is known for commercial cricket farming for animal feed. State corrections facilities, including Smith State Prison near Glennville and Rogers State Prison, are major area employers; Georgia State Prison, long a fixture near Reidsville, closed in 2022. Fort Stewart Army Reservation land also extends into the county&#8217;s eastern edge.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Georgia General Assembly created Tattnall County on December 5, 1801, from part of Montgomery County. It was named for Josiah Tattnall (1762&ndash;1803), a Revolutionary War soldier and Georgia governor. Reidsville became the county seat in 1832. During World War II, Reidsville housed a prisoner-of-war camp for captured German soldiers, and German artifacts have been recovered from the site. Georgia State Prison near Reidsville was the site of the 1945 execution of Lena Baker, the only woman ever executed by electric chair in Georgia.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 280 and State Route 169 cross the county through Reidsville and Glennville, with State Route 23 and State Route 144 also serving the area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Savannah, Georgia &mdash; 50 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Vidalia, Georgia &mdash; 25 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Statesboro, Georgia &mdash; 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Jesup, Georgia &mdash; 30 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Savannah\/Hilton Head International Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Tattnall County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the southeast Georgia coastal plain, between Savannah and Vidalia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Tattnall County?<\/strong><br \/>22,842 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Tattnall County?<\/strong><br \/>479 square miles (1,240 km2) of land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Tattnall County?<\/strong><br \/>Reidsville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Tattnall County?<\/strong><br \/>Three incorporated cities (Glennville, Reidsville, Collins), one census-designated place (Mendes), and several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Tattnall County?<\/strong><br \/>30420 (Cobbtown), 30421 (Collins), 30427 (Glennville), 30438 (Manassas), and 30453 (Reidsville).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Tattnall County known for?<\/strong><br \/>Pecan and row-crop farming, commercial cricket farming near Glennville, and state corrections facilities including Smith State Prison.<\/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>Tattnall County is a county in Georgia, United States, part of the Magnolia Midlands region between Savannah and Vidalia. It had a population of 22,842 at the 2020 census and covers 479 square miles (1,240 km2) of land, centred near 32\u00b002\u2032N 82\u00b004\u2032W. Reidsville is the county seat; its postal code is 30453. 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