Georgia · Census place 1367452
Royston, Georgia
Royston is a city in 3 counties of Georgia with an estimated 2,665 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 215th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,665
- #215 of 305 in Georgia
- Change since 2020
- +0.6%
- +16 people
- Land area
- 3.3 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 808 / sq mi
- State median 1,234
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Royston population, 2020 to 2024
Royston added 16 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.6%. In the latest year it moved by -7.
Royston covers 3.30 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 808 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Royston is less dense than the typical town.
The 3 counties Royston spans
Royston crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,665 residents as follows; Franklin County holds 74.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Franklin County1,996
- 02Hart County667
- 03Madison County2
ZIP codes in Royston
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Royston by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30662. 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 Royston is
The Census internal point of Royston is at 34.286600, -83.110800. Atlanta, the capital, is 82.0 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hartwell, GA (4,701 people), 11.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA, 27.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 34.286600, -83.110800
- DMS
- 34°17'11.76"N 83°06'38.88"W
- UTM
- 17N 305713.1E 3795951.0N
- Geohash
- dnhghc8tc
- Plus code
- 866R7VPQ+JM
Daylight in Royston
At 34.29° N, Royston gets about 14 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 52 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Royston
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Franklin Springs, 2.0 miles away, with 1,181 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Royston, GA?
2,665 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 16 (0.6%) from 2,649 in July 2020.
What county is Royston in?
It spans 3 counties: Franklin County (1,996 residents), Hart County (667 residents), Madison County (2 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Royston?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30662.
How far is Royston from Atlanta?
82.0 miles (132.0 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Royston.
What is the nearest larger city to Royston?
Hartwell, GA, with 4,701 residents, 11.3 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.