Franklin is a city in Heard County, Georgia, home to about 958 people across 3.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30217.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Franklin, part in Centralhatchee and Ephesus
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Franklin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)48 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL607 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin; 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.
Franklin had 950 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 397th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Heard County grew from 11,177 residents in 1900 to 11,412 in 2020.
Heard County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 53.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rock Mills, AL weather station (12 miles away).
1,071 jobs at 120 businesses in Heard County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Franklin.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Heard County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralhatchee Elementary SchoolFranklin | Pre-K–5 | 190 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Heard Elementary SchoolFranklin | Pre-K–5 | 722 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Heard County Middle SchoolFranklin | 6–8 | 456 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Heard County High SchoolFranklin | 9–12 | 672 | Public | 2.4 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 Centralhatchee, Ephesus and Glenn.
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