EpworthGA
A town of 1,994, settled in 1901.
Is Epworth a good place to live?
The best of Epworth’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. 41% of residents live below the poverty line in Epworth, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 32 of Georgia’s 371 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 4 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Epworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Epworth stand out
Where Epworth beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Epworth for work
Where Epworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Epworth grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Epworth is from typical.
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The other Epworth
Epworth takes its name from Epworth in Lincolnshire, England, 4,070 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionEpworth, settled in 1901, takes its name from Epworth, a town in Lincolnshire, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Moving to Epworth: who provides what
Epworth is unincorporated, so Fannin County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Epworth.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Epworth’s workers commute out
Epworth’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, where Georgia’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Blue Ridge (19%), Atlanta (4%) and Blairsville (3%).
| Epworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Epworth’s typical home value is about $427K
The typical Epworth home is worth about $427,000, up 1.9% in a year, 30% above the Georgia typical home. 47% of Epworth households own their home.
| Epworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,303 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Health in Epworth trails 70% of U.S. towns
Epworth beats the Georgia average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Epworth.
| Epworth | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 40% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Epworth | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 15% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Epworth, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Epworth, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Epworth has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Of the 265 Georgia towns we compare, none has a lower July high than Epworth.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Epworth
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Epworth; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Epworth residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
About Epworth
Unincorporated community in the state of Georgia
Epworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Epworth had a population of 668. It lies at an elevation of 1,703 feet (519 m) in the north-central part of the county. A former name was Atalla. The ZIP code is 30541. Epworth is located on Georgia State Route 5 between Blue Ridge (the county seat to the south) and McCaysville (on the Tennessee state line to the north).
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,703 ft
- ZIP code
- 30541