Welcome to Jefferson ...

The city of Jefferson is located in Jackson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jackson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jefferson has a population of 12,053 people<2> (see below for details).

Jefferson is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Jefferson: 30549<5>

Websites for Jefferson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jacksoncountyga.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jefferson, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jefferson had an population of 12,053 people. This is an increase of 27.79% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson had a population of 9,432 people (which is 15.59% of the total population of Jackson County). This makes Jefferson the county's most populous community.

The population of Jefferson represents 0.1% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Jefferson ...

While we believe that this Jefferson is located in Jackson County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Jefferson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Camden and Putnam County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jefferson ...

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

• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
• Gainesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
• Gainesville Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Winder
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <6>
• Braselton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <6>
• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
• Commerce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <6>
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
• Oakwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
• Cleveland Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
  • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people

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 Jefferson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jefferson. 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 Jefferson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson. See our Newspapers Page for Jefferson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson ...

Looking for more information about Jefferson? 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 Jefferson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jefferson.

Adding Jefferson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jefferson 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 Jefferson was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1822.

We also found Jefferson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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