Gay is a town in Meriwether County, Georgia, home to about 119 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30218.
Homes sold for a median of $221 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gay. 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)36 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL625 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gay; 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.
Gay had 110 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.
It’s the 634th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Meriwether County grew from 23,339 residents in 1900 to 20,613 in 2020.
Meriwether County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 49.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta, GA weather station (16 miles away).
3,152 jobs at 318 businesses in Meriwether County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gay.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
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