Welcome to Montezuma ...

The city of Montezuma is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montezuma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montezuma has a population of 2,985 people<2> (see below for details).

Montezuma is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Montezuma (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Montezuma is within the (478) area code.

The ZIP code for Montezuma: 31063<4>

Websites for Montezuma ...

Official Website: www.montezuma-ga.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montezuma had an population of 2,985 people. This is a decrease of 13.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montezuma had a population of 3,460 people (which is 23.47% of the total population of Macon County). This makes Montezuma the county's most populous community.

The population of Montezuma represents 0.04% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 166th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,460 people, the population of Montezuma decreased 16.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,134 people).

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

Communities Also Named Montezuma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Montezuma: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Chatham County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 24 communities that are also named Montezuma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Nevada (2), New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Montezuma ...

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

• Americus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <5>
• Fort Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Valley
  • Fort Valley is located in Peach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Valley <5>
• Washington Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
  • Washington Square is located in Peach County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
• Unadilla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <5>
• Ellaville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
  • Ellaville is located in Schley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellaville <5>
• Marshallville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Marshallville is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <5>
• Reynolds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <5>
• Byromville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromville
  • Byromville is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byromville <5>
• Ideal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Ideal is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <5>
• Pinehurst
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montezuma. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Montezuma.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montezuma ...

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

Adding Montezuma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montezuma 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 Montezuma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Montezuma post office opened in 1852.

We also found Montezuma on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montezuma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montezuma: www.montezuma-ga.org/

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