Welcome to Rochelle ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rochelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rochelle has a population of 1,098 people<3> (see below for details).

Rochelle is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Rochelle is located in the (229) area code.

The ZIP code for Rochelle: 31079<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rochelle had an population of 1,098 people. This is a decrease of 6.47% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rochelle had a population of 1,174 people (which is 12.69% of the total population of Wilcox County). This makes Rochelle the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Rochelle represents 0.01% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Rochelle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Rochelle - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rochelle ...

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

• Cordele
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Abbeville
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Arabi
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Rhine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Rhine is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <6>
• Pitts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
  • Pitts is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitts <6>
• Rebecca
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Seville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <6>
• McKenzie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
• Arp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Irwin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rochelle ...

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

Adding Rochelle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rochelle post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rochelle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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