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Welcome to Broxton ...

The city of Broxton is located in Coffee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broxton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Broxton has a population of 1,197 people<2> (see below for details).

Broxton is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Broxton: 912 & 565<4>

The ZIP code for Broxton: 31519<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Broxton had an population of 1,197 people. This is an increase of 0.67% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broxton had a population of 1,189 people. This makes Broxton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Broxton represents 0.01% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 274th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Broxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Broxton - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Broxton ...

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

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 Broxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broxton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broxton. 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 Broxton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broxton ...

Looking for more information about Broxton? 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 Broxton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Broxton.

Adding Broxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broxton 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 (so far) for Broxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Broxton post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broxton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Broxton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broxton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Broxton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Broxton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Broxton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Broxton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/