Town guide

Ranger, Georgia

Ranger is a town in Gordon County, Georgia, home to about 134 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30734.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population134163 per sq mi
Median home value$170,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Ranger

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ranger

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)65 miles away
Closer regional airportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA56 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL529 miles away

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

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

Who represents Ranger

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

Ranger had 107 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.

It’s the 626th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Gordon County grew from 14,119 residents in 1900 to 57,544 in 2020.

Ranger population by census2000: 85, 2010: 131, 2020: 10785200013120101072020

Gordon County, 1900–2020

Gordon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,119, 1910: 15,861, 1920: 17,736, 1930: 16,846, 1940: 18,445, 1950: 18,922, 1960: 19,228, 1970: 23,570, 1980: 30,070, 1990: 35,072, 2000: 44,104, 2010: 55,186, 2020: 57,54414K’00’1018K’20’3018K’40’5019K’60’7030K’80’9044K’00’1058K’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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 57.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RangerJan: high 51°F, low 30°F, 4.9 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 33°F, 4.7 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 40°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 5 in; May: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5.5 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 68°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 60°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 48°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 38°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 33°F, 5.4 in51°30°Jan4.955°33°Feb4.763°40°Mar5.372°47°Apr5.079°56°May4.686°64°Jun5.589°68°Jul5.489°67°Aug4.384°60°Sep4.374°48°Oct3.562°38°Nov4.653°33°Dec5.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chatsworth 2, GA weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Gordon County

21,731 jobs at 1,097 businesses in Gordon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gordon CountyManufacturing: 6,620 jobs; Retail trade: 2,974 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,742 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,879 jobs; Other services: 1,454 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,302 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,120 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 960 jobsManufacturing 31% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 9% Other services 7% Wholesale trade 6% Administrative and support 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ranger.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth GordonGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Calhoun11.2 miles
  • Adventhealth MurrayGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Chatsworth15.6 miles
  • Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jasper17.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers2
Chiropractors1

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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