Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia

Georgetown
City
Georgetown in 2012.
Georgetown in 2012.
Official seal of Georgetown
Location in Quitman County and the state of Georgia
Location in Quitman County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°53′02″N 85°06′05″W / 31.88389°N 85.10139°W / 31.88389; -85.10139
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesQuitman
Area
 • Total3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2)
 • Land2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Water1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,235
 • Density570/sq mi (220/km2)
ZIP code s
39854
Area code229
Websitegqc-ga.org

Georgetown is a city in Quitman County, Georgia, United States. It is on the Alabama-Georgia state line next to Walter F. George Lake and across the Chattahoochee River from Eufaula, Alabama. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,235.[1] In 2006, Georgetown and Quitman County voted to consolidate their governments, becoming the smallest such consolidated entity in the Lower 48 states.[2]

  1. ^ "Georgetown CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "New Georgetown-Quitman County Government Sets Consolidation Record". Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia. Retrieved June 20, 2015.