Porterdale is a city in Newton County, Georgia, home to about 1,466 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 30070, and parts of 30014 and 30016 are in Porterdale too.
Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Porterdale
Mostly Covington; part is in Porterdale
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Porterdale. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)34 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL611 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Porterdale; 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.
Porterdale had 1,799 residents in the 2020 census, up 40% since 2000.
It’s the 334th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Newton County grew from 16,734 residents in 1900 to 112,483 in 2020.
Newton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Covington, GA weather station (5 miles away).
23,931 jobs at 1,639 businesses in Newton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Covington, Walnut Grove and Jersey.
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.