Welcome to Pitts ...

The city of Pitts is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pitts has a population of 292 people<2> (see below for details).

Pitts is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pitts: (229)

The ZIP code for Pitts: 31072<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pitts had an population of 292 people. This is a decrease of 8.75% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pitts had a population of 320 people. This makes Pitts the county's 4th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Pitts ...

While we believe that this Pitts is located in Wilcox County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Pitts. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dodge and Jones County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 10 communities that are also named Pitts - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Pitts ...

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

• Milldale ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
  • Milldale is located in Crisp County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
• Cordele
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
  • Cordele is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordele <6>
• Ashburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
  • Ashburn is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashburn <6>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
• Abbeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <6>
• Rochelle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <6>
• Sycamore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sycamore <6>
• Arabi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabi
  • Arabi is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arabi <6>
• Pineview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
  • Pineview is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineview <6>
• Rebecca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rebecca <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 Pitts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pitts.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitts ...

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

Adding Pitts to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pitts post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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