Town guide

Mount Zion, Georgia

Mount Zion is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, home to about 2,433 people across 9.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30117 and 30182.

Homes sold for a median of $169 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,433251 per sq mi
Median home value$231,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$169Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Mount Zion

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mount Zion

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL585 miles away

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

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

Who represents Mount Zion

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

Mount Zion had 1,766 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2000.

It’s the 268th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Carroll County grew from 26,576 residents in 1900 to 119,148 in 2020.

Mount Zion population by census2000: 1,275, 2010: 1,696, 2020: 1,7661,27520001,69620101,7662020

Carroll County, 1900–2020

Carroll County population, 1900 to 20201900: 26,576, 1910: 30,855, 1920: 34,752, 1930: 34,272, 1940: 34,156, 1950: 34,112, 1960: 36,451, 1970: 45,404, 1980: 56,346, 1990: 71,422, 2000: 87,268, 2010: 110,527, 2020: 119,14827K’00’1035K’20’3034K’40’5036K’60’7056K’80’9087K’00’10119K’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 53.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount ZionJan: high 54°F, low 32°F, 5 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 35°F, 5.3 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 41°F, 5.6 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 48°F, 4.6 in; May: high 81°F, low 57°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 50°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 39°F, 4.4 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 34°F, 5.1 in54°32°Jan5.058°35°Feb5.366°41°Mar5.674°48°Apr4.681°57°May3.887°65°Jun4.190°69°Jul4.588°68°Aug3.783°62°Sep3.874°50°Oct3.764°39°Nov4.456°34°Dec5.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carrollton, GA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Carroll County

43,788 jobs at 2,358 businesses in Carroll County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Carroll CountyManufacturing: 11,930 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,823 jobs; Retail trade: 5,774 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,888 jobs; Construction: 3,450 jobs; Administrative and support: 3,394 jobs; Other services: 1,374 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,031 jobsManufacturing 27% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 8% Administrative and support 8% Other services 3% Transportation and warehousing 2%

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

Health care

654 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Zion’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Carrollton4.6 miles
  • Higgins General HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Bremen6.9 miles
  • Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Villa Rica15.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors51
Specialist doctors181
Dentists26
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants168
Mental health providers142
Physical and occupational therapists58
Optometrists9
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies22

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 Mount Zion

Grocery stores

  • La Unica2.7 mi
  • Hernandez Tienda Mexicana2.7 mi
  • Ingles3.0 mi
  • Food Depot3.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy3.8 mi
  • Turner Pharmacy4.7 mi
  • Kroger Pharmacy5.4 mi

Libraries

  • Mt. Zion Public Library3.4 mi
  • Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library3.5 mi
  • Neva Lomason Memorial Library3.8 mi

Museums

  • Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum4.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Townsend Center for the Performing Arts3.3 mi
  • Kathy Cashen Recital Hall3.5 mi
  • Carrollton Art Center3.9 mi
  • Adamson Square Amphitheater4.1 mi
  • Joshua Mabry Center for the Arts4.5 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 Mount Zion

Public schools here are run by Carrollton City, Carroll County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Carrollton Elementary SchoolCarrolltonPre-K–31,894Public4.5 mi
Mount Zion Elementary SchoolCarrolltonPre-K–5640Public1.5 mi
Carrollton Upper ElementaryCarrollton4–5817Public4.8 mi
Carrollton Middle SchoolCarrollton6–81,280Public4.7 mi
Mt. Zion Middle SchoolCarrollton6–8404Public3.5 mi
Carrollton High SchoolCarrollton9–121,859Public4.5 mi
Mt. Zion High SchoolCarrollton9–12496Public1.8 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Oak Grove Montessori SchoolCarrolltonPre-K–K2Nonsectarian7.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Carrollton, Bremen, Waco and Tallapoosa.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.