Georgia · Census place 1346552
Lincolnton, Georgia
Lincolnton is a city in Lincoln County, Georgia with an estimated 1,431 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 275th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,431
- #275 of 305 in Georgia
- Change since 2020
- -3.4%
- -51 people
- Land area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Density
- 408 / sq mi
- State median 1,234
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Lincolnton population, 2020 to 2024
Lincolnton lost 51 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.4%. In the latest year it moved by +10.
Lincolnton covers 3.51 square miles of land, for 408 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Lincolnton is less dense than the typical town.
What county Lincolnton is in
All of Lincolnton's residents live in Lincoln County, which had 8,049 residents in 2024. Lincolnton holds 17.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Lincolnton
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lincolnton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30817. 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 Lincolnton is
The Census internal point of Lincolnton is at 33.792700, -82.478400. Atlanta, the capital, is 109.7 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is McCormick, SC (1,960 people), 13.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA, 37.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.792700, -82.478400
- DMS
- 33°47'33.72"N 82°28'42.24"W
- UTM
- 17N 363136.4E 3740153.6N
- Geohash
- dnj25pv09
- Plus code
- 865VQGVC+3J
Daylight in Lincolnton
At 33.79° N, Lincolnton gets about 14 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 30 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Lincolnton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Washington, 15.7 miles away, with 3,623 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Lincolnton, GA?
1,431 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 51 (3.4%) from 1,482 in July 2020.
What county is Lincolnton in?
Lincoln County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Lincolnton?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30817.
How far is Lincolnton from Atlanta?
109.7 miles (176.6 km) in a straight line, heading W from Lincolnton.
What is the nearest larger city to Lincolnton?
McCormick, SC, with 1,960 residents, 13.7 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.