Welcome to Elberton ...

The city of Elberton is located in Elbert County<1> and is the County Seat for Elbert County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elberton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elberton has a population of 4,344 people<2> (see below for details).

Elberton is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elberton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Elberton: (706) and (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Elberton: 30635<5>

Websites for Elberton ...

Official Website: www.cityofelberton.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elberton had an population of 4,344 people. This is a decrease of 6.64% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elberton had a population of 4,653 people (which is 23.07% of the total population of Elbert County). This makes Elberton the county's most populous community.

The population of Elberton represents 0.05% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elberton.

Communities Also Named Elberton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elberton - they are located in Iowa and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elberton.

Communities near Elberton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elberton.

• Dalton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Hartwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Hartwell is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <6>
• Madison Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Royston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Royston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <6>
• Calhoun Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Falls
  • Calhoun Falls is located in Abbeville County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun Falls <6>
• Edinburg ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
• Iva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
  • Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <6>
• Comer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <6>
• Franklin Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Springs
  • Franklin Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Springs <6>
• Bowman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elberton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elberton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elberton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elberton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberton. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elberton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elberton ...

Looking for more information about Elberton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elberton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elberton.

Adding Elberton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elberton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elberton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Elberton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1822.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elberton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elberton: www.cityofelberton.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/