Town guide

Ailey, Georgia

Ailey is a city in Montgomery County, Georgia, home to about 489 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 30410, and parts of 30445 are in Ailey too.

Population489226 per sq mi
Median home value$124,300Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Ailey

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ailey

Distances

Nearest major airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)76 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jacksonville, FL138 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA677 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ailey; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ailey

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ailey had 519 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.

It’s the 500th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Montgomery County grew from 16,359 residents in 1900 to 8,610 in 2020.

Ailey population by census2000: 394, 2010: 432, 2020: 519394200043220105192020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,359, 1910: 19,638, 1920: 9,167, 1930: 10,020, 1940: 9,668, 1950: 7,901, 1960: 6,284, 1970: 6,099, 1980: 7,011, 1990: 7,163, 2000: 8,270, 2010: 9,123, 2020: 8,61016K’00’109K’20’3010K’40’506K’60’707K’80’908K’00’109K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 51.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near AileyJan: high 60°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 41°F, 4.2 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 53°F, 3.7 in; May: high 85°F, low 62°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 69°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 72°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 71°F, 6.9 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 55°F, 3 in; Nov: high 70°F, low 45°F, 3 in; Dec: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4.1 in60°38°Jan4.264°41°Feb4.271°47°Mar4.478°53°Apr3.785°62°May3.390°69°Jun5.392°72°Jul4.591°71°Aug6.987°66°Sep4.579°55°Oct3.070°45°Nov3.063°40°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hazlehurst, GA weather station (23 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

1,120 jobs at 98 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyManufacturing: 155 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 120 jobs; Construction: 113 jobs; Retail trade: 104 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 91 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 91 jobs; Wholesale trade: 78 jobs; Administrative and support: 34 jobsManufacturing 14% Transportation and warehousing 11% Construction 10% Retail trade 9% Health care and social assistance 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Wholesale trade 7% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial Health Meadows HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Vidalia5.0 miles
  • Optim Medical Center - TattnallCritical access hospital · emergency room · Reidsville24.1 miles
  • Jeff Davis HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hazlehurst25.2 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Ailey

Libraries

  • Vidalia-Toombs County Library4.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Ailey

Public schools here are run by Montgomery County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Montgomery County Elementary SchoolAileyPre-K–5435Public5.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Vernon and Higgston.

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