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Welcome to Nicholls ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nicholls, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nicholls has a population of 3,336 people<2> (see below for details).

Nicholls is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Nicholls: 912

The ZIP code for Nicholls: 31554<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nicholls had an population of 3,336 people. This is an increase of 19.23% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nicholls had a population of 2,798 people (which is 6.55% of the total population of Coffee County). This makes Nicholls the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Nicholls represents 0.03% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Nicholls ...

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

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

Communities near Nicholls ...

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

  • Douglas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Quinn ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Guysie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
    • Guysie is located in Bacon County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Pearson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Broxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
  • Denton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • West Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
    • West Green is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <5>
  • Talmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nicholls ...

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

Adding Nicholls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nicholls 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 Nicholls was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nicholls on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Georgia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nicholls.

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 Nicholls.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nicholls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Nicholls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Nicholls or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.