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Bostwick
Georgia›Morgan County

BostwickGA

A town of 406, settled in 1890.

Apalachee School · Photo: Cynthia Jennings · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Bostwick

Bostwick, GA · Apalachee School · Photo: Cynthia Jennings · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Bostwick a good place to live?

Bostwick has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bostwick Historic District and Cedar Lane Farm. Bostwick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

406 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Susie Agnes Hotel
Susie Agnes Hotel · National Register of Historic Places
Bostwick’s story

136 years in pictures

Census counts: 333 in 1910, 378 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1971 on.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1890Bostwick is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Bostwick: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Bostwick, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBostwick Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bostwick’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMorgan County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMorgan County Board of Elections and RegistrationMorgan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes30621, 30623, 3065030621 73% · 30623 25% · 30650 2%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bostwick.

Work & commute

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Bostwick work out of town

Bostwick’s average commute is 21 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. 11% of Bostwick residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away.

1%work in town
BostwickGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work21 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.3%9.1%8%
Below the poverty line11%15%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Bostwick1%
Athens12%
Madison10%
Monroe5%
Lawrenceville3%
23 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Bostwick
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Bostwick

The midsummer high for Bostwick comes to 91°F.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–56°
Spring49–74°
Summer67–89°
Fall51–74°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bostwick is

Just over one in ten adults have diabetes in Bostwick. Of 32 CDC measures, Bostwick beats the Georgia average on 10 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 11% worry about having enough food, 17% binge drink.

BostwickGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)30%38%35%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)11%22%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)17%14%16%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)17%23%19%
32 measures vs. Georgia
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBostwickGA
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.4%9.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.7%17.7%
More adults who have had cancer9.1%7%
Morgan Medical Center
10.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Bostwick is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level

In Bostwick, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 54 of 100, where Georgia’s towns sit at 29 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Nearly two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 9%.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0.5% of Bostwick

2.3 miles of trail. For Bostwick, the trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.

0.5%conserved
BostwickGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.8 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land0.5%2.3%4.3%
0.5%
conserved · 9 of 1,860 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

A larger share of households are owner-occupiers in Bostwick than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country

The rent at the middle of the market is $1,694 a month, above both Georgia’s towns ($1,154 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).

$560Kmedian sale price
BostwickGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home91%58%73%
Median rent$1,694 a month$1,154 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in March

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Stone Mountain and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bostwick. Close and well known come first.

All 76 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Sanford 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bostwick

18pages on Bostwick
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Bostwick

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Bostwick for work

Where Bostwick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Athens Athens 12% 10% → Madison Madison 10% 5% → Monroe Monroe 5% 3% → Lawrenceville Lawrenceville 3% 3% → Covington Covington 3% 3% → Gainesville Gainesville 3% Bostwick · 1% stay
23jobs based in Bostwick
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bostwick

City in Georgia, United States

Bostwick is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 378.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.1 sq mi
Elevation
761 ft
ZIP code
30623
Area code
706

Questions about Bostwick

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bostwick, GA a good place to live?

Bostwick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.