Town guide

Camilla, Georgia

Camilla is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, home to about 5,124 people across 6.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31730.

Homes sold for a median of $65 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population5,124776 per sq mi
Median home value$85,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$65Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Camilla

1 ZIP code

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Around Camilla

Distances

Nearest major airportJacksonville International Airport (JAX)159 miles away
Closer regional airportSouthwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jacksonville, FL164 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX671 miles away

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

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

Who represents Camilla

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

Camilla had 5,187 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.

It’s the 169th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Mitchell County grew from 14,767 residents in 1900 to 21,755 in 2020.

Camilla population by census2000: 5,669, 2010: 5,360, 2020: 5,1875,66920005,36020105,1872020

Mitchell County, 1900–2020

Mitchell County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,767, 1910: 22,114, 1920: 25,588, 1930: 23,620, 1940: 23,261, 1950: 22,528, 1960: 19,652, 1970: 18,956, 1980: 21,114, 1990: 20,275, 2000: 23,932, 2010: 23,498, 2020: 21,75515K’00’1026K’20’3023K’40’5020K’60’7021K’80’9024K’00’1022K’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 51.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CamillaJan: high 60°F, low 38°F, 5 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 41°F, 4.8 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 46°F, 5.2 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 53°F, 4 in; May: high 84°F, low 62°F, 2.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 69°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 71°F, 5.3 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 56°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 70°F, low 45°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4.2 in60°38°Jan5.064°41°Feb4.870°46°Mar5.277°53°Apr4.084°62°May2.389°69°Jun5.690°72°Jul5.390°71°Aug5.386°67°Sep4.079°56°Oct2.870°45°Nov3.263°40°Dec4.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Camilla 3 Se, GA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Mitchell County

5,013 jobs at 360 businesses in Mitchell County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Mitchell CountyManufacturing: 2,039 jobs; Retail trade: 629 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 415 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 388 jobs; Wholesale trade: 234 jobs; Administrative and support: 228 jobs; Professional services: 203 jobs; Finance and insurance: 160 jobsManufacturing 41% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 8% Health care and social assistance 8% Wholesale trade 5% Administrative and support 5% Professional services 4% Finance and insurance 3%

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

Health care

129 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Camilla.

Nearest hospitals

  • Archbold MitchellCritical access hospital · emergency room · Camilla1.5 miles
  • Grady General HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Cairo24.7 miles
  • Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Albany25.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants13
Mental health providers85
Physical and occupational therapists18
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies11

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Camilla

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Stripling Park · 3 acres1.0 mi
  • Camilla Splash Park · 1 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter2.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • DeSoto Trail Regional Library1.7 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Tiger Flowers (1895) · African-American boxer (1895-1927)
  • Tiger Flowers (1897) · African-American boxer (1895-1927)
  • Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861) · American politician (1861-1940)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Camilla

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mitchell County Primary SchoolCamillaPre-K–2343Public1.4 mi
Mitchell County Middle SchoolCamilla6–8250Public1.5 mi
Mitchell County High SchoolCamilla9–12334Public1.7 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Westwood SchoolsCamillaPre-K–12216Christian (no specific denomination)0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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