Welcome to Toccoa ...

The city of Toccoa is located in Stephens County<1> and is the County Seat for Stephens County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toccoa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Toccoa has a population of 8,276 people<2> (see below for details).

Toccoa is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Toccoa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Toccoa: (706) & (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Toccoa: 30577<5>

Websites for Toccoa ...

Official Website:   www.cityoftoccoa.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.toccoagachamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toccoa had an population of 8,276 people. This is a decrease of 2.53% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Toccoa had a population of 8,491 people (which is 32.44% of the total population of Stephens County). This makes Toccoa the county's most populous community.

The population of Toccoa represents 0.09% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 89th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Toccoa.

Communities Also Named Toccoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Toccoa: This one is located in Stephens County and the other is located in Habersham County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toccoa.

Communities near Toccoa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toccoa.

• Cornelia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <6>
• Walhalla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <6>
• Baldwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <6>
• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Lavonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <6>
• Demorest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
  • Demorest is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <6>
• Clarkesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkesville
  • Clarkesville is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkesville <6>
• Mount Airy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <6>
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Banks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
• Alto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Toccoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toccoa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toccoa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toccoa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toccoa. See our Newspapers Page for Toccoa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toccoa ...

Looking for more information about Toccoa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Toccoa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Toccoa.

Adding Toccoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toccoa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Toccoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Toccoa post office opened in 1874.

We also found Toccoa on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toccoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Toccoa: www.cityoftoccoa.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/