Georgia · Census place 1326616
Elberton, Georgia
Elberton is a city in Elbert County, Georgia with an estimated 4,760 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 156th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,760
- #156 of 305 in Georgia
- Change since 2020
- +2.6%
- +120 people
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 990 / sq mi
- State median 1,234
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Elberton population, 2020 to 2024
Elberton added 120 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.6%. In the latest year it moved by -12.
Elberton covers 4.81 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 990 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Elberton is less dense than the typical town.
What county Elberton is in
All of Elberton's residents live in Elbert County, which had 20,152 residents in 2024. Elberton holds 23.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Elberton
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Elberton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30635. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Elberton is
The Census internal point of Elberton is at 34.104900, -82.872800. Atlanta, the capital, is 90.3 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Abbeville, SC (4,870 people), 28.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA, 30.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.104900, -82.872800
- DMS
- 34°06'17.64"N 82°52'22.08"W
- UTM
- 17N 327252.4E 3775370.5N
- Geohash
- dnj440tg7
- Plus code
- 866V443G+XV
Daylight in Elberton
At 34.10° N, Elberton 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 Elberton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Comer, 14.9 miles away, with 1,626 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Elberton, GA?
4,760 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 120 (2.6%) from 4,640 in July 2020.
What county is Elberton in?
Elbert County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Elberton?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30635.
How far is Elberton from Atlanta?
90.3 miles (145.3 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Elberton.
What is the nearest larger city to Elberton?
Abbeville, SC, with 4,870 residents, 28.8 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.