Welcome to Ocilla ...

The city of Ocilla is located in Irwin County<1> and is the County Seat for Irwin County.

The location of Ocilla has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ocilla has a population of 3,740 people<3> (see below for details).

Ocilla is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Ocilla is located in the (229) area code.

The ZIP code for Ocilla: 31774<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ocilla had an population of 3,740 people. This is an increase of 9.55% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ocilla had a population of 3,414 people (or 35.79% of the total population of Irwin County). This makes Ocilla the county's most populous community.

The population of Ocilla represents 0.04% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 168th most populous community.

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

Communities near Ocilla ...

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

• Tifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifton
  • Tifton is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tifton <6>
• Fitzgerald
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald is located in Ben Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzgerald <6>
• Enigma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enigma
  • Enigma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enigma <6>
• Alapaha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alapaha
  • Alapaha is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alapaha <6>
• Ambrose
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
  • Ambrose is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose <6>
• Rebecca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rebecca <6>
• Mystic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Mystic is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <6>
• Irwinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
  • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <6>
• Wray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray
  • Wray is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wray <6>
• Abba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Abba is located in Ben Hill County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocilla ...

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

Adding Ocilla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocilla 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 Ocilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ocilla post office opened in 1877.

We also found Ocilla on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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