Welcome to Hawkinsville ...

The city of Hawkinsville is located in Pulaski County<1> and is the County Seat for Pulaski County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hawkinsville has a population of 5,319 people<2> (see below for details).

Hawkinsville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hawkinsville: (478)

The ZIP code for Hawkinsville: 31036<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hawkinsville had an population of 5,319 people. This is an increase of 15.91% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hawkinsville had a population of 4,589 people (or 38.34% of the total population of Pulaski County). This makes Hawkinsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Hawkinsville represents 0.05% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hawkinsville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, New York, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Hawkinsville ...

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

• Perry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <5>
• Eastman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <5>
• Cochran
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Cochran is located in Bleckley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <5>
• Unadilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <5>
• Royal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Bleckley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
• Woodard Estates
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
  • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
• Pineview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
  • Pineview is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineview <5>
• Pinehurst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Dodge County
• Clinchfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchfield
  • Clinchfield is located in Houston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchfield <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkinsville ...

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

Adding Hawkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawkinsville 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 Hawkinsville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1834.

We also found Hawkinsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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