Town guide

Experiment, Georgia

Experiment is a community in Spalding County, Georgia, home to about 3,387 people across 3.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30223.

Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population3,3871,140 per sq mi
Median home value$137,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$158Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking16%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Experiment

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Experiment

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA36 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL621 miles away

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

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

Who represents Experiment

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

Experiment had 3,328 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.

It’s the 226th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Spalding County grew from 17,619 residents in 1900 to 67,306 in 2020.

Experiment population by census2000: 3,233, 2010: 2,894, 2020: 3,3283,23320002,89420103,3282020

Spalding County, 1900–2020

Spalding County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,619, 1910: 19,741, 1920: 21,908, 1930: 23,495, 1940: 28,427, 1950: 31,045, 1960: 35,404, 1970: 39,514, 1980: 47,899, 1990: 54,457, 2000: 58,417, 2010: 64,073, 2020: 67,30618K’00’1022K’20’3028K’40’5035K’60’7048K’80’9058K’00’1067K’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 34°F. About 54.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ExperimentJan: high 56°F, low 34°F, 5.3 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 37°F, 4.3 in; Mar: high 67°F, low 44°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 50°F, 4 in; May: high 81°F, low 59°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 5.1 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 68°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 52°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 42°F, 4 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 36°F, 5 in56°34°Jan5.359°37°Feb4.367°44°Mar5.174°50°Apr4.081°59°May3.787°66°Jun4.990°69°Jul5.189°68°Aug5.184°64°Sep4.475°52°Oct3.366°42°Nov4.058°36°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Experiment, GA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Spalding County

17,205 jobs at 1,240 businesses in Spalding County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Spalding CountyHealth care and social assistance: 3,572 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,520 jobs; Retail trade: 3,094 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,134 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,080 jobs; Other services: 762 jobs; Construction: 739 jobs; Wholesale trade: 672 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Manufacturing 21% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 12% Administrative and support 6% Other services 4% Construction 4% Wholesale trade 4%

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

Health care

148 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Experiment.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Griffin1.1 miles
  • Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Jackson17.3 miles
  • Piedmont Fayette HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Fayetteville19.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors1
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants38
Mental health providers73
Physical and occupational therapists16
Optometrists2
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies7

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 Experiment

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Quarry's Edge Park · 92 acres0.3 mi
  • City Park · 35 acres1.3 mi
  • Volunteer Park · 18 acres1.0 mi
  • Dundee Park · 8 acres0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park "The Flame" · 1 acres1.2 mi
  • Griffin Commerical Historic District0.7 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Food Depot0.8 mi
  • ALDI1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.7 mi
  • Walgreens4.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Griffin-Spalding County Library1.3 mi

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.

Schools in Experiment

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

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Atkinson Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5366Public1.4 mi
Beaverbrook Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5318Public4.8 mi
Cowan Road Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5557Public2.6 mi
Jackson Road Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5344Public1.9 mi
Jordan Hill Road Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5396Public2.9 mi
Moore Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5335Public0.7 mi
Orrs Elementary SchoolGriffinPre-K–5467Public1.2 mi
Cowan Road Middle SchoolGriffin6–8530Public2.5 mi
Kennedy Road Middle SchoolGriffin6–8428Public2.3 mi
AZ Kelsey AcademyGriffin9–1247Public1.0 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
First Baptist KindergartenGriffinPre-K–K20Baptist0.8 mi
New Horizons New Directions Preparatory AcademyGriffinPre-K–1253Christian (no specific denomination)0.2 mi
Grace Academy Center for Independent StudyGriffin1–1231Christian (no specific denomination)6.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Griffin and East Griffin.

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