Town guide

Gillsville, Georgia

Gillsville is a city in Hall County, Georgia, home to about 454 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30543.

Homes sold for a median of $190 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population454233 per sq mi
Median home value$268,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$190Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking14%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Gillsville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gillsville

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)63 miles away
Closer regional airportDeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA57 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL564 miles away

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

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

Who represents Gillsville

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

Gillsville had 306 residents in the 2020 census, up 57% since 2000.

It’s the 511th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Hall County grew from 20,752 residents in 1900 to 203,136 in 2020.

Gillsville population by census2000: 195, 2010: 235, 2020: 306195200023520103062020

Hall County, 1900–2020

Hall County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,752, 1910: 25,730, 1920: 26,822, 1930: 30,313, 1940: 34,822, 1950: 40,113, 1960: 49,739, 1970: 59,405, 1980: 75,649, 1990: 95,428, 2000: 139,277, 2010: 179,684, 2020: 203,13621K’00’1027K’20’3035K’40’5050K’60’7076K’80’90139K’00’10203K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 52.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GillsvilleJan: high 51°F, low 34°F, 5 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 36°F, 4.7 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 43°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 50°F, 4 in; May: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 66°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 70°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 63°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 52°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 42°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 36°F, 4.7 in51°34°Jan5.055°36°Feb4.763°43°Mar4.872°50°Apr4.079°58°May4.085°66°Jun4.288°70°Jul4.487°69°Aug4.781°63°Sep3.972°52°Oct3.962°42°Nov4.253°36°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville Gilmer Ap, GA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Hall County

92,380 jobs at 5,181 businesses in Hall County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hall CountyManufacturing: 24,004 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 17,089 jobs; Retail trade: 9,674 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 7,147 jobs; Administrative and support: 6,533 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 4,945 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,757 jobs; Construction: 4,630 jobsManufacturing 26% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 7% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 5%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gillsville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Gainesville8.1 miles
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Demorest20.0 miles
  • Ngmc Barrow, LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Winder20.4 miles

Providers with an office here

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.

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