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OchlockneeGA

A town of 685, incorporated in 1874.

Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Is Ochlocknee a good place to live?

Pope’s Museum is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ochlocknee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

685 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Anderson, D. B., and Company Building
Anderson, D. B., and Company Building · National Register of Historic Places
Ochlocknee’s story

152 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1906.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1874Ochlocknee is incorporated
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Getting set up

Moving to Ochlocknee: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOchlocknee water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers85% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ochlocknee’s trash rules yet
SchoolsThomas 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 hereThomas County Board of ElectionsThomas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026
ZIP code3177331773 100%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 Ochlocknee.

Work & commute

Ochlocknee has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The top destinations are Thomasville (36%), Tallahassee (4%) and Albany (4%). Jobs in Ochlocknee fell by 64 from 2013 to 2023, to 31. The town’s income of the median household comes in at $42,000. Its average trip to work stands at 19 minutes, below both the Georgia town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).

0%work in town
OchlockneeGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work19 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$42,000$63,000$80,000
Below the poverty line18%15%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Ochlocknee0%
Thomasville36%
Tallahassee4%
Albany4%
Moultrie3%
12 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Ochlocknee
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

The typical home in Ochlocknee is valued at about $249K

For Ochlocknee, the going rate for rent is $834 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.8%. Ochlocknee: nearly half of households live in a home they own.

$249KZillow home value
OchlockneeGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home49%58%73%
Median rent$834 a month$1,154 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Ochlocknee$249K
Georgia$329K
+7.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March

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

Climate

The climate in Ochlocknee brings mild winters and hot summers

Ochlocknee’s peak summer temperature stands at 91°F, against 90°F in Georgia’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–64°
Spring54–79°
Summer70–91°
Fall56–79°
Nov 21
typical first frost
Mar 11
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Ochlocknee is

In Ochlocknee, 12% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Of 32 CDC measures, Ochlocknee beats the Georgia average on 1 and trails it on 9. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% have diabetes, 36% feel lonely.

OchlockneeGeorgia townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%38%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%14%12%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)36%39%33%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%14%14%
32 measures vs. Georgia
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outOchlockneeGA
More adults treating high blood pressure80.3%77.4%
More adults with COPD8.3%6.5%
Archbold Memorial Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Natural hazards

Ochlocknee has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes

Expected losses in Ochlocknee break down as 38% from hurricanes and 34% from inland flooding. The FEMA hazard score locally is 59 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Ochlocknee after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ochlocknee

16pages on Ochlocknee
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Ochlocknee

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Ochlocknee for work

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

36% → Thomasville Thomasville 36% 4% → Tallahassee Tallahassee 4% 4% → Albany Albany 4% 3% → Moultrie Moultrie 3% 2% → Cairo Cairo 2% 2% → Bainbridge Bainbridge 2% Ochlocknee · 0% stay
31jobs based in Ochlocknee
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ochlocknee

Town in Georgia, United States

Ochlocknee is a town in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 672 in 2020. Ochlocknee was incorporated as a town on March 3, 1874 and as a city on January 1, 1970.

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

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
269 ft
ZIP code
31773
Area code
229

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Is Ochlocknee, GA a good place to live?

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