Claxton is a city in Evans County, Georgia, home to about 2,529 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30417.
Homes sold for a median of $157 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Claxton, part in Hagan and Daisy
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Claxton. 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)41 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA661 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Claxton; 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.
Claxton had 2,602 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 264th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Evans County grew from 6,594 residents in 1920 to 10,774 in 2020.
Evans County, 1920–2020
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 49.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glennville 3nw, GA weather station (12 miles away).
4,096 jobs at 236 businesses in Evans County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Claxton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 8 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1890.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Evans County, Department of Juvenile Justice. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claxton Elementary SchoolClaxton | Pre-K–5 | 831 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Claxton Regional Youth Detention CenterClaxton | 5–12 | 10 | Alternative Education | 3.0 mi |
| Claxton Middle SchoolClaxton | 6–8 | 385 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Second ChanceClaxton | 6–12 | 55 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Claxton High SchoolClaxton | 9–12 | 471 | Public | 0.9 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 Hagan, Daisy, Bellville and Manassas.
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