Peach County, Georgia

Peach County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,981. Its county seat is Fort Valley. Founded in 1924, it is the state's newest county, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 18 of that year. Its namesake is the peach on account of it being located in a peach-growing district.

Peach County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Macon-Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 151 sqmi, of which 150 sqmi is land and 1.0 sqmi (0.7%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Georgia by area.

The majority of Peach County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A small portion of the northern edge of the county, north of Byron, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very western tip of Peach County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).

Major highways

 * I-75.svg Interstate 75
 * US 41.svg U.S. Route 41
 * US 341.svg U.S. Route 341
 * Georgia 7.svg State Route 7
 * Georgia 7 Connector.svg State Route 7 Connector
 * Georgia 11.svg State Route 11
 * Georgia 42.svg Georgia State Route 42
 * Georgia 49.svg Georgia State Route 49
 * Georgia 49 Connector.svg State Route 49 Connector
 * Georgia 96.svg Georgia State Route 96
 * Georgia 127.svg State Route 127
 * Georgia 247 Connector.svg State Route 247 Connector
 * Georgia 401.svg State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
 * Georgia 540.svg State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

Adjacent counties

 * Bibb County - north
 * Houston County - east
 * Crawford County - northwest
 * Taylor County - west
 * Macon County - southwest

Cities

 * Byron (mostly)
 * Fort Valley (county seat)
 * Warner Robins (partly)
 * Perry (partly)

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,981 people, 10,136 households, and 6,596 families residing in the county.

Education
It is in the Peach County School District. Peach County High School is the comprehensive high school.

Politics
Since the 1990s, Peach County has been a bellwether, usually voting for the winning candidate in United States presidential elections. It has voted for the national winner in six of the past eight elections, only picking the national loser in 2000 and 2020. Before this, Peach County voted for the Democratic candidate in most elections during the 20th century, often by large margins.