Gilmer

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Georgia

Gilmer is a smaller county in Georgia with 3 ZIP codes, 26,752 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gilmer, GA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 31%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
26,752
combined ZIP population
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,370
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Gilmer lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 13123, 3 ZIPs, combined population 26,752). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.

Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (30540) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.

Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 13123 averages as uniform.

Within Georgia, Long is the closest lower-income county and Chatham the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 12 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gilmer. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.

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3

Total ZIPs

26,752

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Gilmer

Side-by-side: Compare 30540 vs 30536 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
30540 Ellijay 17,297 34
30536 Ellijay 8,363 21
30522 Cherry Log 1,092 9

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Gilmer?

Gilmer has a total population of 26,752 across 3 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Gilmer?

Gilmer includes 3 ZIP codes: 30540, 30536, 30522.

Gilmer's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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