Town guide

Talking Rock, Georgia

Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, home to about 274 people across 2.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30175.

Homes sold for a median of $244 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population274133 per sq mi
Median home value$572,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$244Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Talking Rock

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Talking Rock

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)62 miles away
Closer regional airportDeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA54 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL533 miles away

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

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

Who represents Talking Rock

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

Talking Rock had 91 residents in the 2020 census, up 86% since 2000.

It’s the 572nd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Pickens County grew from 8,641 residents in 1900 to 33,216 in 2020.

Talking Rock population by census2000: 49, 2010: 64, 2020: 91492000642010912020

Pickens County, 1900–2020

Pickens County population, 1900 to 20201900: 8,641, 1910: 9,041, 1920: 8,222, 1930: 9,687, 1940: 9,136, 1950: 8,855, 1960: 8,903, 1970: 9,620, 1980: 11,652, 1990: 14,432, 2000: 22,983, 2010: 29,431, 2020: 33,2169K’00’108K’20’309K’40’509K’60’7012K’80’9023K’00’1033K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 58.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Talking RockJan: high 48°F, low 31°F, 5.5 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 34°F, 5 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 40°F, 5.9 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 47°F, 5.1 in; May: high 75°F, low 56°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 67°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 66°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 50°F, 4 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 40°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 35°F, 5.3 in48°31°Jan5.552°34°Feb5.060°40°Mar5.968°47°Apr5.175°56°May4.382°63°Jun4.985°67°Jul5.384°66°Aug4.679°61°Sep4.269°50°Oct4.059°40°Nov4.651°35°Dec5.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jasper 1 Nnw, GA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Pickens County

7,790 jobs at 809 businesses in Pickens County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pickens CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,546 jobs; Retail trade: 1,446 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 925 jobs; Manufacturing: 788 jobs; Construction: 598 jobs; Other services: 527 jobs; Wholesale trade: 373 jobs; Administrative and support: 289 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 19% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 10% Construction 8% Other services 7% Wholesale trade 5% Administrative and support 4%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Talking Rock.

Nearest hospitals

  • Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jasper6.8 miles
  • Northside Hospital CherokeeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Canton21.7 miles
  • Adventhealth MurrayGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Chatsworth22.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2

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 Talking Rock

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter4.7 mi

Museums

  • Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum2.2 mi

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 Jasper.

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