Alston is a town in Montgomery County, Georgia, home to about 140 people across 2.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 30412, and parts of 30473 are in Alston too.
Mostly Alston
Part is in Alston, part in Uvalda
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alston. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)75 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA685 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alston; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alston had 178 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 621st largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Montgomery County grew from 16,359 residents in 1900 to 8,610 in 2020.
Montgomery County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hazlehurst, GA weather station (14 miles away).
1,120 jobs at 98 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Uvalda.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.