Welcome to Jersey ...

The city of Jersey is located in Walton County<1>.

The location of Jersey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jersey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jersey has a population of 146 people<3> (see below for details).

Jersey is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Jersey: (470)<5>, (678) & (770)

The ZIP code for Jersey: 30018<6>

Websites for Jersey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.waltonchamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jersey had an population of 146 people. This is an increase of 6.57% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jersey had a population of 137 people. This makes Jersey the county's 7th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Jersey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Jersey - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jersey ...

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

• Stonecrest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Milstead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
  • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
• Lawrenceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <7>
• Snellville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellville
  • Snellville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snellville <7>
• Winder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <7>
• Conyers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers
  • Conyers is located in Rockdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyers <7>
• Covington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <7>
• Monroe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <7>
• Loganville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  • Loganville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <7>
• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 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 Jersey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jersey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jersey ...

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

Adding Jersey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jersey 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 Jersey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Jersey post office opened in 1884.

We also found Jersey on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jersey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walton County: www.waltoncountyga.org/

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