Hortense is a community in Brantley County, Georgia, home to about 136 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 31543.
Homes sold for a median of $72 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hortense. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)59 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA712 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hortense; 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.
It’s the 624th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Brantley County grew from 6,895 residents in 1930 to 18,021 in 2020.
Brantley County, 1930–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waycross 4 Ne, GA weather station (21 miles away).
1,590 jobs at 224 businesses in Brantley 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 Hortense.
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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