Georgia · Census place 1349008

Macon-Bibb County, Georgia

Macon-Bibb County is a place in Bibb County, Georgia with an estimated 157,056 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 4th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
157,056
#4 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+0.0%
+18 people
Land area
249.4 sq mi
+ 5.52 sq mi water
Density
630 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: Macon-Bibb County. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Macon-Bibb County population, 2020 to 2024

Macon-Bibb County added 18 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.0%. In the latest year it moved by +380. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 117th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Macon-Bibb County is 9.7 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 157,345. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Macon-Bibb County covers 249.38 square miles of land and 5.52 of water, for 630 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Macon-Bibb County is less dense than the typical town.

What county Macon-Bibb County is in

All of Macon-Bibb County's residents live in Bibb County, which had 157,056 residents in 2024. Macon-Bibb County holds 100.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Macon-Bibb County

11 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Macon-Bibb County by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the place's land: 31052, 31201, 31204, 31206, 31207, 31210, 31211, 31213, 31216, 31217, 31220. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a place that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Macon-Bibb County is

The Census internal point of Macon-Bibb County is at 32.809000, -83.694100. Atlanta, the capital, is 76.3 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Columbus, GA (201,830 people), 71.7 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 118 m (387 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
32.809000, -83.694100
DMS
32°48'32.40"N 83°41'38.76"W
UTM
17N 247748.9E 3633327.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
864RR854+J9
Time zone
America/New_York

Daylight in Macon-Bibb County

At 32.81° N, Macon-Bibb County gets about 14 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Macon-Bibb County daylight page.

Places near Macon-Bibb County

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Byron, 11.5 miles away, with 6,305 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Macon-Bibb County, GA?

157,056 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 18 (0.0%) from 157,038 in July 2020.

What county is Macon-Bibb County in?

Bibb County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Macon-Bibb County?

11 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 31052, 31201, 31204, 31206, 31207, 31210, 31211, 31213, 31216, 31217, 31220.

How far is Macon-Bibb County from Atlanta?

76.3 miles (122.8 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Macon-Bibb County.

What is the nearest larger city to Macon-Bibb County?

Columbus, GA, with 201,830 residents, 71.7 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.

  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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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