Georgia · Census place 1382132

West Point, Georgia

West Point is a city in 2 counties of Georgia with an estimated 3,602 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 177th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
3,602
#177 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
-2.3%
-86 people
Land area
12.9 sq mi
+ 0.20 sq mi water
Density
279 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: West Point. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Atlanta.

West Point population, 2020 to 2024

West Point lost 86 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -8.

3,68820203,69220213,61220223,61020233,6022024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,694. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Point covers 12.92 square miles of land and 0.20 of water, for 279 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so West Point is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties West Point spans

West Point crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 3,602 residents as follows; Troup County holds 72.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Troup County2,610
  2. 02Harris County992
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in West Point

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Point by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 31833. 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 West Point is

The Census internal point of West Point is at 32.898500, -85.141500. Atlanta, the capital, is 73.1 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lanett, AL (6,704 people), 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA, 31.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
32.898500, -85.141500
DMS
32°53'54.60"N 85°08'29.40"W
UTM
16N 673824.4E 3641566.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
864PVVX5+C9

Daylight in West Point

At 32.90° N, West Point 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 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Point

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is LaGrange, 10.7 miles away, with 33,564 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Point, GA?

3,602 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 86 (2.3%) from 3,688 in July 2020.

What county is West Point in?

It spans 2 counties: Troup County (2,610 residents), Harris County (992 residents).

What ZIP codes cover West Point?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 31833.

How far is West Point from Atlanta?

73.1 miles (117.7 km) in a straight line, heading NE from West Point.

What is the nearest larger city to West Point?

Lanett, AL, with 6,704 residents, 4.7 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.