Georgia · Census place 1330732
Forsyth, Georgia
Forsyth is a city in Monroe County, Georgia with an estimated 4,895 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 152nd largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,895
- #152 of 305 in Georgia
- Change since 2020
- +10.9%
- +483 people
- Land area
- 9.0 sq mi
- Density
- 543 / sq mi
- State median 1,234
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Forsyth population, 2020 to 2024
Forsyth added 483 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +10.9%. In the latest year it moved by +116.
Forsyth covers 9.01 square miles of land, for 543 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Forsyth is less dense than the typical town.
What county Forsyth is in
All of Forsyth's residents live in Monroe County, which had 31,437 residents in 2024. Forsyth holds 15.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Forsyth
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Forsyth by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 31029. 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 Forsyth is
The Census internal point of Forsyth is at 33.039400, -83.934400. Atlanta, the capital, is 55.6 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Barnesville, GA (6,343 people), 12.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA, 21.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.039400, -83.934400
- DMS
- 33°02'21.84"N 83°56'3.84"W
- UTM
- 17N 225953.5E 3659483.0N
- Geohash
- dju7fn8u6
- Plus code
- 865R23Q8+Q6
Daylight in Forsyth
At 33.04° N, Forsyth gets about 14 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 22 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Forsyth
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Barnesville, 12.5 miles away, with 6,343 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Forsyth, GA?
4,895 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 483 (10.9%) from 4,412 in July 2020.
What county is Forsyth in?
Monroe County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Forsyth?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 31029.
How far is Forsyth from Atlanta?
55.6 miles (89.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Forsyth.
What is the nearest larger city to Forsyth?
Barnesville, GA, with 6,343 residents, 12.5 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.
- 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.