Town guide

Dearing, Georgia

Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, home to about 760 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30808.

Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population760927 per sq mi
Median home value$114,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$186Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dearing

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Dearing

Distances

Nearest major airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)112 miles away
Closer regional airportAugusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA119 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA608 miles away

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

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

Who represents Dearing

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

Dearing had 529 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.

It’s the 433rd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

McDuffie County grew from 9,804 residents in 1900 to 21,632 in 2020.

Dearing population by census2000: 441, 2010: 549, 2020: 529441200054920105292020

McDuffie County, 1900–2020

McDuffie County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,804, 1910: 10,325, 1920: 11,509, 1930: 9,014, 1940: 10,878, 1950: 11,443, 1960: 12,627, 1970: 15,276, 1980: 18,546, 1990: 20,119, 2000: 21,231, 2010: 21,875, 2020: 21,63210K’00’1012K’20’3011K’40’5013K’60’7019K’80’9021K’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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 44.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DearingJan: high 58°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 43°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 56°F, 2.9 in; May: high 85°F, low 64°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 71°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 74°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 73°F, 5 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 58°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 68°F, low 48°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 60°F, low 42°F, 3.8 in58°40°Jan3.862°43°Feb3.569°49°Mar4.078°56°Apr2.985°64°May2.891°71°Jun4.794°74°Jul4.892°73°Aug5.087°69°Sep4.078°58°Oct2.768°48°Nov2.860°42°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Augusta Daniel Fld Ap, GA weather station (21 miles away).

Jobs in McDuffie County

6,673 jobs at 452 businesses in McDuffie County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in McDuffie CountyManufacturing: 1,838 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,027 jobs; Retail trade: 999 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 759 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 534 jobs; Administrative and support: 383 jobs; Construction: 311 jobs; Other services: 200 jobsManufacturing 28% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 11% Transportation and warehousing 8% Administrative and support 6% Construction 5% Other services 3%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dearing.

Nearest hospitals

  • University Mcduffie County Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Thomson10.2 miles
  • Doctors HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Augusta18.2 miles
  • Augusta Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Augusta21.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers1

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 Dearing

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Eubank Park · 8 acres0.5 mi
  • Dearing Park · 4 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • KJ's Market IGA - Harlem4.5 mi

Libraries

  • Harlem Branch Library4.9 mi

Museums

  • Laurel & Hardy Museum4.8 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 Dearing

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dearing Elementary SchoolDearingPre-K–5414Public1.3 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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