Shellman is a city in Randolph County, Georgia, home to about 974 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39886.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shellman. 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)130 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX654 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shellman; 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.
Shellman had 861 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.
It’s the 393rd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Randolph County grew from 16,847 residents in 1900 to 6,425 in 2020.
Randolph County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 55.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cuthbert, GA weather station (11 miles away).
1,302 jobs at 121 businesses in Randolph County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shellman.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by State Specialty Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Char. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter AcademyShellman | Pre-K–12 | 522 | Charter | 0.5 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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