Zebulon, Georgia | |
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 Businesses on Barnesville Street | |
 Location inPike County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°5′56″N84°20′32″W / 33.09889°N 84.34222°W /33.09889; -84.34222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Pike |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.81 sq mi (12.47 km2) |
| • Land | 4.73 sq mi (12.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,225 |
| • Density | 258.8/sq mi (99.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30295 |
| Area codes | 470,678 &770 |
| FIPS code | 13-85128[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333493[3] |
| Website | cityofzebulonga |
Zebulon is a city inPike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,225 in 2020.[4] The city is thecounty seat of Pike County.[5] The city and county were named after explorerZebulon Pike.[6]
Zebulon was incorporated in 1825. The town was named afterZebulon Pike, a war hero and explorer.[7]
Zebulon is located at33°5′56″N84°20′32″W / 33.09889°N 84.34222°W /33.09889; -84.34222 (33.098970, -84.342140).[8]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2), of which 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2) is land and 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) (1.13%) is water.
Soils in Zebulon have dark reddish brown loamy surface horizons over red to dark red clay and are mostly mapped as Davidson or Lloyd series.[9]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 245 | — | |
| 1890 | 315 | 28.6% | |
| 1900 | 361 | 14.6% | |
| 1910 | 602 | 66.8% | |
| 1920 | 629 | 4.5% | |
| 1930 | 576 | −8.4% | |
| 1940 | 543 | −5.7% | |
| 1950 | 539 | −0.7% | |
| 1960 | 563 | 4.5% | |
| 1970 | 776 | 37.8% | |
| 1980 | 995 | 28.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,035 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,181 | 14.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,174 | −0.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,225 | 4.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 778 | 63.51% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 318 | 25.96% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.82% |
| Other/Mixed | 65 | 5.31% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 54 | 4.41% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 1,225 people, 424 households, and 245 families residing in the city.
United Bank is located in Zebulon.
Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.
ThePike County School District serves Zebulon. The school district has one Pre-K school[11] (lottery funded),[12] a primary school (K–2), an elementary school (3–5), a middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy[13] and two high schools.[14] In 2004, the district had 156 full-time teachers and over 2,800 students.[15] In 2021, it reported 3,500 students.[13]
Singer/songwriterVic Chesnutt was raised in Zebulon. In 2006, he was ranked by Robin Hilton of NPR as the #5 living songwriter.[17][6]
The courthouse in Zebulon can be seen in the 1983 television filmMurder in Coweta County starringAndy Griffith andJohnny Cash. The 1984 movieTank starringJames Garner was filmed in and around the town.
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