Welcome to Fitzgerald ...The city of Fitzgerald is primarily located in Ben Hill County<1> and is the County Seat for Ben Hill County. A portion of Fitzgerald extends into Irwin County. Fitzgerald was established in 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fitzgerald has a population of 8,683 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Fitzgerald is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fitzgerald lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Fitzgerald: 229 The ZIP code for Fitzgerald: 31750<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fitzgerald had an population of 8,683 people. This is a decrease of 4.09% since the 2010 Census. At the time of the 2010 Census, Fitzgerald had a population of 9,053 people (which is 51.31% of the total population of Ben Hill County). This makes Fitzgerald the county's most populous community. The population of Fitzgerald represents 0.09% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community. More information can be found on the Census Page for Fitzgerald. Communities Also Named Fitzgerald ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fitzgerald - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fitzgerald. Communities near Fitzgerald ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fitzgerald.
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 Fitzgerald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fitzgerald. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fitzgerald. 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 Fitzgerald. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitzgerald. See our Newspapers Page for Fitzgerald. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitzgerald ...Looking for more information about Fitzgerald? 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 Fitzgerald, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fitzgerald. Adding Fitzgerald to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Fitzgerald on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910. For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitzgerald. Footnotes ...
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