Georgia · Census place 1354572

Nelson, Georgia

Nelson is a city in 2 counties of Georgia with an estimated 1,171 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 288th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,171
#288 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+1.7%
+20 people
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
727 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: Nelson. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Atlanta.

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Nelson population, 2020 to 2024

Nelson added 20 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.7%. In the latest year it moved by +8.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,147. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Nelson covers 1.61 square miles of land, for 727 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Nelson is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Nelson spans

Nelson crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,171 residents as follows; Cherokee County holds 51.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Cherokee County608
  2. 02Pickens County563
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Nelson

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Nelson by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30107. 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 Nelson is

The Census internal point of Nelson is at 34.376500, -84.369000. Atlanta, the capital, is 43.4 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Ball Ground, GA (3,311 people), 2.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sandy Springs, GA, 30.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.376500, -84.369000
DMS
34°22'35.40"N 84°22'8.40"W
UTM
16N 741921.0E 3807040.4N
Geohash
dnh584h3e
Plus code
866Q9JGJ+J9

Daylight in Nelson

At 34.38° N, Nelson gets about 14 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 51 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 36 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Nelson

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Ball Ground, 2.4 miles away, with 3,311 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nelson, GA?

1,171 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 20 (1.7%) from 1,151 in July 2020.

What county is Nelson in?

It spans 2 counties: Cherokee County (608 residents), Pickens County (563 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Nelson?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30107.

How far is Nelson from Atlanta?

43.4 miles (69.8 km) in a straight line, heading S from Nelson.

What is the nearest larger city to Nelson?

Ball Ground, GA, with 3,311 residents, 2.4 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.