Stockton is a community in Lanier County, Georgia, home to about 185 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 31649.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Stockton, part in Echols County
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stockton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)87 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX742 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stockton; 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.
It’s the 603rd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Lanier County grew from 5,190 residents in 1930 to 9,877 in 2020.
Lanier County, 1930–2020
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 38°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Homerville 5 N, GA weather station (13 miles away).
895 jobs at 105 businesses in Lanier 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
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Echols County.
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.