PerkinsGA
69 people live in this town, settled in 1898.
Is Perkins a good place to live?
100% of households own their home in Perkins, against 58% in Georgia’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Perkins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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A typical Perkins home is worth about $211K
Typical home values rose 9.7% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Perkins, expect mild winters and hot summers
The July high for Perkins comes to 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Perkins than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
Among adults in Perkins, 27% worry about having enough food. Of the 262 Georgia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Perkins. In Perkins, nearly a quarter of adults report frequent mental distress, and 20% report frequent physical distress.
| Perkins | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Perkins | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.6% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 24.3% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Perkins: inland flooding
Households in Perkins have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 57% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.9% of Perkins is conserved land
1.6 miles of trail. The trail network density in Perkins is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Perkins | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Perkins
Moving to Perkins: who provides what
Perkins is unincorporated, so Jenkins 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Perkins; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Perkins residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Perkins
Place in Georgia, United States
Perkins (also Perkins Station) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Perkins had a population of 93. It lies a short distance east of U.S. Route 25, 7 miles (11 km) north of the city of Millen, the county seat of Jenkins County. Its elevation is 239 feet (73 m).
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 239 ft
- ZIP code
- 30822
- Area code
- 478
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