Lilly is a city in Dooly County, Georgia, home to about 150 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31051, and parts of 31092 are in Lilly too.
Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population150250 per sq mi
Median home value$76,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$126Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Lilly
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Lilly, GA31051Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lilly. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Lilly
Distances
Nearest major airport
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)110 miles away
Closer regional airport
Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA118 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX702 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lilly; 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.
Population over time
Lilly had 129 residents in the 2020 census, down 42% since 2000.
It’s the 616th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Dooly County grew from 26,567 residents in 1900 to 11,208 in 2020.
Dooly County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 50.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cordele, GA weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Dooly County
2,671 jobs at 151 businesses in Dooly County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Crisp Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cordele10.9 miles
Flint River Community HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Montezuma15.9 miles
Taylor Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Hawkinsville24.0 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Lilly
Grocery stores
Piggly Wiggly3.6 mi
Libraries
Dooly County Library5.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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