Town guide

Sparks, Georgia

Sparks is a town in Cook County, Georgia, home to about 2,056 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31647.

Homes sold for a median of $57 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2,056518 per sq mi
Median home value$86,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$57Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking67%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sparks

1 ZIP code

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Around Sparks

Distances

Nearest major airportJacksonville International Airport (JAX)115 miles away
Closer regional airportValdosta Regional Airport (VLD)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jacksonville, FL121 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX717 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sparks

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

Sparks had 2,043 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 291st largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Cook County grew from 11,180 residents in 1920 to 17,229 in 2020.

Sparks population by census2000: 1,755, 2010: 2,052, 2020: 2,0431,75520002,05220102,0432020

Cook County, 1920–2020

Cook County population, 1920 to 20201920: 11,180, 1930: 11,311, 1940: 11,919, 1950: 12,201, 1960: 11,822, 1970: 12,129, 1980: 13,490, 1990: 13,456, 2000: 15,771, 2010: 17,212, 2020: 17,22911K’20’3012K’40’5012K’60’7013K’80’9016K’00’1017K’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 39°F. About 50.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SparksJan: high 61°F, low 39°F, 4.8 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4.3 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 48°F, 5.2 in; Apr: high 77°F, low 54°F, 3.5 in; May: high 84°F, low 62°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 69°F, 5.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 71°F, 5.5 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 72°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 57°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 69°F, low 47°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 63°F, low 42°F, 3.6 in61°39°Jan4.864°43°Feb4.371°48°Mar5.277°54°Apr3.584°62°May2.789°69°Jun5.790°71°Jul5.589°72°Aug4.686°67°Sep4.478°57°Oct2.969°47°Nov2.963°42°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moultrie 2 Ese, GA weather station (18 miles away).

Jobs in Cook County

3,580 jobs at 339 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cook CountyManufacturing: 859 jobs; Retail trade: 670 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 517 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 455 jobs; Construction: 293 jobs; Administrative and support: 238 jobs; Finance and insurance: 133 jobs; Professional services: 73 jobsManufacturing 24% Retail trade 19% Hotels and restaurants 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Construction 8% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 4% Professional services 2%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sparks.

Nearest hospitals

  • Southwell Medical, A Campus of TrmcGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Adel5.1 miles
  • Sgmc Berrien CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · Nashville12.5 miles
  • Turning Point HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Moultrie19.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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 Sparks

Grocery stores

  • Piggly Wiggly3.1 mi
  • Harveys3.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.2 mi
  • Dorsey's Supermarket3.3 mi

Libraries

  • Cook County Library3.1 mi
  • Cook County Historical Society Museum and Genealogical Library3.2 mi

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.

Schools in Sparks

Public schools here are run by Cook County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cook Elementary SchoolSparks3–5666Public1.9 mi
Cook County Middle SchoolSparks6–8640Public1.8 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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