Fitzgerald

Also known as Fitzgerald, Georgia, Fitzgerald, GA

city in Ben Hill and Irwin counties in Georgia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Georgia
Counties: Ben Hill and Irwin
Mayor: Jason Holt
Total: 9.13 sq mi (23.64 km )
Land: 8.98 sq mi (23.25 km )
Water: 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km )
Elevation: 360 ft (110 m)
Density: 1,003.2/sq mi (387.34/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Fips code: 13-29528
Gnis feature id: 0355809
Website: fitzgeraldga.org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Fitzgerald
Population: 9006
Area: 23.324391
Elevation: 110
Official website: www.fitzgeraldga.org
Image: Fitzgerald City Hall.jpg
Households: 3205
Dialing code: 229

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Commons category: Fitzgerald, Georgia
postal code: 31750
inception: 1895-01-01
P8168: CTV
water as percent of area: 1.6385
per capita income: 15508

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Fitzgerald is a city in and the county seat of Ben Hill County in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 9,006. It is the principal city of the Fitzgerald micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ben Hill and Irwin counties. A small portion of Fitzgerald is in Irwin County.

The city is an agricultural marketing center that grows cotton, tobacco, and peanuts. It is also home to diverse manufactures including textiles, lumber, and metal products.