Bethlehem
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town in Barrow County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Barrow
- Total
- 2.3186 sq mi (6.0052 km )
- Land
- 2.32 sq mi (6.00 km )
- Water
- 0.0020 sq mi (0.0052 km )
- Elevation
- 860 ft (262 m)
- Density
- 309/sq mi (119.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 770 ; 404 ; 678
- Fips code
- 13-07612
- Gnis feature id
- 0331150
- Website
- www .bethlehemga .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bethlehem
- Population
- 715
- Area
- 6.027652
- Elevation
- 266
- Official website
- www.bethlehemga.org
- Image
- Wjbb.jpg
- Households
- 341
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- postal code
- 30620
- water as percent of area
- 0.0694
- per capita income
- 21969
- Commons category
- Bethlehem, Georgia
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Bethlehem is a town in Barrow County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 715. The major employer in town is Harrison Poultry, which is the largest non-government employer in Barrow County.
The town was named after a local church, Bethlehem Methodist Church, and has a strong Christmas theme, with many of the street names being references to the nativity of Jesus, such as Mary, Joseph, and Manger. After the introduction of a 1967 stamp in Bethlehem, the town became known as a popular location for sending mail from during the holidays, as the post office sends letters marked "from Bethlehem."