Town guide

Jackson, Georgia

Jackson is a city in Butts County, Georgia, home to about 5,741 people across 6.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30233.

Homes sold for a median of $164 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population5,741944 per sq mi
Median home value$168,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$164Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Jackson

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Jackson

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL625 miles away

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

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

Who represents Jackson

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

Jackson had 5,557 residents in the 2020 census, up 41% since 2000.

It’s the 156th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Butts County grew from 12,805 residents in 1900 to 25,434 in 2020.

Jackson population by census2000: 3,934, 2010: 5,045, 2020: 5,5573,93420005,04520105,5572020

Butts County, 1900–2020

Butts County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,805, 1910: 13,624, 1920: 12,327, 1930: 9,345, 1940: 9,182, 1950: 9,079, 1960: 8,976, 1970: 10,560, 1980: 13,665, 1990: 15,326, 2000: 19,522, 2010: 23,655, 2020: 25,43413K’00’1012K’20’309K’40’509K’60’7014K’80’9020K’00’1025K’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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 51.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near JacksonJan: high 55°F, low 32°F, 5.3 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 34°F, 4.5 in; Mar: high 67°F, low 40°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 47°F, 3.8 in; May: high 83°F, low 56°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 65°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 69°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 68°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 50°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4.7 in55°32°Jan5.359°34°Feb4.567°40°Mar5.476°47°Apr3.883°56°May3.389°65°Jun4.392°69°Jul4.491°68°Aug4.685°62°Sep3.775°50°Oct3.564°39°Nov3.756°34°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcdonough 5 Ene, GA weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Butts County

7,489 jobs at 441 businesses in Butts County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Butts CountyTransportation and warehousing: 1,859 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,433 jobs; Retail trade: 1,162 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 735 jobs; Construction: 422 jobs; Wholesale trade: 414 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 382 jobs; Other services: 300 jobsTransportation and warehousing 25% Manufacturing 19% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6% Health care and social assistance 5% Other services 4%

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

Health care

74 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jackson.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Jackson1.5 miles
  • Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Griffin16.8 miles
  • Jasper Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Monticello17.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors2
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers18
Physical and occupational therapists11
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies8

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 Jackson

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Patterson Park · 1 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Dollar General Market0.7 mi
  • Ingles0.9 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly1.6 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly1.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Moye's Pharmacy1.1 mi
  • Mulberry Drugs1.1 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Jackson-Butts County Public Library1.1 mi
  • Jackson-Butts County Library1.2 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 Jackson

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary SchoolJacksonPre-K–5495Public2.5 mi
Jackson Elementary SchoolJacksonPre-K–5503Public1.0 mi
Stark Elementary SchoolJacksonPre-K–5678Public2.3 mi
Henderson Middle SchoolJackson6–8761Public0.3 mi
Jackson High SchoolJackson9–121,060Public0.6 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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