Summary for Hicks

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Located in: Macon County (see below)

Time Zone: Hicks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 478

Elevation: 420 feet [128.02 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Hicks:

Lat: 32.482600° (or 32°28'57" N)

Lon: -84.095700° (or -84°5'44" W)

USGS Topo Map: Garden Valley<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hicks

GNIS ID: 331968

FIPS State / Place Code: 13 / 38305

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Hicks)

About Macon County

The community of Oglethorpe is the County Seat for Macon County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Macon)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	12,947 (11.59% decrease since 2010)
2010	14,645 (4.06% increase since 2000)
2000:	14,074

Total Area:<6> 406 sq. miles [1,051.5 km²] - of which 1.32% is water (5.35 sq. miles [13.9 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 6,136

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Macon

GNIS ID: 346957

FIPS State / County Code: 13 / 193

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About Georgia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,628,020 (9.71% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,687,653 (18.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,186,453

Websites for State of Georgia

Official Website: https://georgia.gov/

Tourism: https://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Parks: https://gastateparks.org/

Fishing: https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/

Hunting: https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Georgia

GNIS ID: 1705317

FIPS State: 13

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Hicks)

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Footnotes ...

<1>	While Hicks is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Hicks, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Hicks.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Hicks. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).