Georgia · Census place 1371660
Social Circle, Georgia
Social Circle is a city in 2 counties of Georgia with an estimated 5,415 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 136th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,415
- #136 of 305 in Georgia
- Change since 2020
- +8.3%
- +413 people
- Land area
- 14.7 sq mi
- + 0.11 sq mi water
- Density
- 369 / sq mi
- State median 1,234
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Social Circle population, 2020 to 2024
Social Circle added 413 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +8.3%. In the latest year it moved by +84. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 50th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Social Circle is 33% of it.
Social Circle covers 14.66 square miles of land and 0.11 of water, for 369 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Social Circle is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Social Circle spans
Social Circle crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 5,415 residents as follows; Walton County holds 99.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Walton County5,410
- 02Newton County5
ZIP codes in Social Circle
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Social Circle by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30025. 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 Social Circle is
The Census internal point of Social Circle is at 33.646100, -83.712800. Atlanta, the capital, is 39.5 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Covington, GA (15,302 people), 8.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA, 28.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.646100, -83.712800
- DMS
- 33°38'45.96"N 83°42'46.08"W
- UTM
- 17N 248408.1E 3726218.9N
- Geohash
- djurrj44w
- Plus code
- 865RJ7WP+CV
Daylight in Social Circle
At 33.65° N, Social Circle gets about 14 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Social Circle
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Covington, 8.2 miles away, with 15,302 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Social Circle, GA?
5,415 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 413 (8.3%) from 5,002 in July 2020.
What county is Social Circle in?
It spans 2 counties: Walton County (5,410 residents), Newton County (5 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Social Circle?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30025.
How far is Social Circle from Atlanta?
39.5 miles (63.5 km) in a straight line, heading W from Social Circle.
What is the nearest larger city to Social Circle?
Covington, GA, with 15,302 residents, 8.2 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.