Georgia · Census place 1310076

Braselton, Georgia

Braselton is a town in 4 counties of Georgia with an estimated 17,390 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 68th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
17,390
#68 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+27.7%
+3,775 people
Land area
13.3 sq mi
+ 0.10 sq mi water
Density
1,309 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: Braselton. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Braselton population, 2020 to 2024

Braselton added 3,775 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +27.7%. In the latest year it moved by +1,787. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 9th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Braselton is 1.1 times that size.

13.6k202014.4k202114.9k202215.6k202317.4k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 13,423. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Braselton covers 13.29 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 1,309 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Braselton is close to the typical town.

The 4 counties Braselton spans

Braselton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 17,390 residents as follows; Jackson County holds 32.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Jackson County5,584
  2. 02Gwinnett County5,135
  3. 03Hall County4,046
  4. 04Barrow County2,625
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Braselton

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Braselton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 30517, 30548. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Braselton is

The Census internal point of Braselton is at 34.107600, -83.812900. Atlanta, the capital, is 41.2 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Winder, GA (20,628 people), 9.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA, 27.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.107600, -83.812900
DMS
34°06'27.36"N 83°48'46.44"W
UTM
17N 240523.8E 3777659.9N
Geohash
dnh6hc171
Plus code
866R455P+2R

Daylight in Braselton

At 34.11° N, Braselton gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 33 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Braselton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Hoschton, 3.4 miles away, with 6,723 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Braselton, GA?

17,390 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,775 (27.7%) from 13,615 in July 2020.

What county is Braselton in?

It spans 4 counties: Jackson County (5,584 residents), Gwinnett County (5,135 residents), Hall County (4,046 residents), Barrow County (2,625 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Braselton?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 30517, 30548.

How far is Braselton from Atlanta?

41.2 miles (66.4 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Braselton.

What is the nearest larger city to Braselton?

Winder, GA, with 20,628 residents, 9.5 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.