Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 362, settled in 1889.
Bishop’s concentration of trails is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Georgia’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Bishop Historic District and Durham Homeplace is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bishop has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2025.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bishop, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bishop.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 3.1% in value. 81% of Bishop households own their home, above both the Georgia town median (58%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 1% of working residents stay in Bishop for work; the rest commute out. In Bishop, 1.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Bishop grew to 103 in 2023, 35 more than in 2013. The average trip to work for Bishop comes to 46 minutes.
| Bishop | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 46 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $149,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 262 Georgia towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Bishop. For adults in the town, the share who get no exercise outside work is 17%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Bishop is ahead of Georgia on 19 and behind on 2.
| Bishop | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 40% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bishop | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 17.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Bishop is 47 of 100. Expected losses in Bishop break down as 58% from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bishop. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaSanford Stadium
36 mi LakeLake Oconee
40 mi Stadium & arenaGas South Arena
28 mi Ancient siteRock Eagle Effigy Mound39 mi Theme parkNetherworld Haunted House9 mi MuseumGeorgia Museum of ArtSanford Stadium: The original uploader was Clio64 at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Oconee: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Gas South Arena: fr:File:ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png : fr:User:Betp (26 janvier 2008 à 20:19), Public domain · Rock Eagle Effigy Mound: Brian McInturff, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bishop
About 5 of every 100 Bishop residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Bishop’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bishop has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
