{"id":2415,"date":"2023-04-02T10:55:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T10:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:22","slug":"turner-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/turner-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turner County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,006 at the 2020 census and covers 290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles (740 km2) is land, centred near 31&deg;43&prime;N 83&deg;38&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Ashburn is the county seat, and its postal code is 31714. The county has one city and several unincorporated communities. Turner County sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Turner County<\/h2>\n<p>Turner County has one incorporated city, Ashburn, and a handful of unincorporated communities scattered across its farmland. Type key: Unincorp. = unincorporated community.<\/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>Ashburn<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sycamore<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31790<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rebecca<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>31783<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amboy<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coverdale<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Live Oak<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sibley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dakota<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The old list also carried &#8220;Bethel,&#8221; &#8220;Five Points,&#8221; &#8220;Hobby,&#8221; &#8220;Inaha&#8221; and &#8220;Worth&#8221; as separate places; these could not be independently verified as distinct Turner County communities and are omitted here (see notes).<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>31714 &mdash; Ashburn (also serves the surrounding rural county)<\/li>\n<li>31790 &mdash; Sycamore<\/li>\n<li>31783 &mdash; Rebecca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller communities such as Amboy, Coverdale, Live Oak, Sibley and Dakota do not have their own post office and use one of the three ZIP codes above depending on location.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Turner County lies in Georgia&#8217;s coastal plain, an area of flat to gently rolling farmland used mainly for row crops and pine plantations. The county has no major lake; small creeks drain toward the Alapaha and Ocmulgee river systems on either side of the county. Turner County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/crisp-county\/\">Crisp County<\/a> to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wilcox-county\/\">Wilcox County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ben-hill-county\/\">Ben Hill County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/irwin-county\/\">Irwin County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/tift-county\/\">Tift County<\/a> to the southeast, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/worth-county\/\">Worth County<\/a> to the southwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Turner County had 9,006 residents at the 2020 census. Ashburn is by far the largest community, followed by the unincorporated communities of Sycamore and Rebecca. Median household income in the county runs well below the Georgia median of $74,632, typical of the state&#8217;s rural coastal-plain counties. Population density works out to roughly 32 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives Turner County&#8217;s economy, with row crops, peanuts, cotton and timber as the mainstays, alongside agribusiness and food-processing jobs based in Ashburn. Local government, the Turner County school system and Turner County Hospital are among the county&#8217;s largest employers. Ashburn&#8217;s small downtown still anchors most of the county&#8217;s retail and service businesses, serving the surrounding farm communities.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Turner County was created on August 18, 1905, from parts of Worth, Irwin and Wilcox counties, and named for Henry Gray Turner, a U.S. representative and later a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Ashburn was chosen as the county seat at the county&#8217;s founding and has remained the county&#8217;s commercial center ever since. Like much of south Georgia, the county&#8217;s economy shifted over the twentieth century from cotton toward peanuts, timber and diversified row crops as the boll weevil and changing markets reshaped local farming.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 75 and U.S. Route 41 both run through Turner County, with Georgia routes 7, 32, 90, 107, 112, 159 and 401 crossing the county as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tifton &mdash; 15 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Cordele &mdash; 20 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Fitzgerald &mdash; 25 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Albany &mdash; 45 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Albany International Airport, roughly 45 miles southwest of Ashburn.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Turner County, Georgia?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in south-central Georgia along Interstate 75, between Cordele and Tifton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Turner County?<\/strong><br \/>\n9,006 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Turner County?<\/strong><br \/>\n290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Turner County?<\/strong><br \/>\nAshburn is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Turner County?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne incorporated city, Ashburn, plus several unincorporated communities including Sycamore, Rebecca, Amboy, Coverdale, Live Oak, Sibley and Dakota.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Turner County?<\/strong><br \/>\n31714 (Ashburn), 31790 (Sycamore) and 31783 (Rebecca).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is Turner County named after?<\/strong><br \/>\nHenry Gray Turner, a U.S. representative and Georgia Supreme Court justice, when the county was created in 1905.<\/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>Turner County is a county in Georgia, United States, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,006 at the 2020 census and covers 290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles (740 km2) is land, centred near 31&deg;43&prime;N 83&deg;38&prime;W. Ashburn is the county seat, and its postal code [&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 Turner County, Georgia","_seopress_titles_desc":"Turner County, Georgia: population, ZIP codes, towns and villages incl. 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