Welcome to Patterson ...

The city of Patterson is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patterson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Patterson has a population of 756 people<2> (see below for details).

Patterson is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Patterson lies within the (912) area code.

The ZIP code for Patterson: 31557<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Patterson had an population of 756 people. This is an increase of 3.56% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Patterson had a population of 730 people. This makes Patterson the county's 2nd most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Patterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Patterson: This one is located in Pierce County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 42 communities that are also named Patterson - they are located in Arkansas (4), California (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Patterson ...

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

• Waycross
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Waycross is located in Ware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waycross <5>
• Waltertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
  • Waltertown is located in Ware County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
  • Waltertown has also been known as:
  • Watertown
• Blackshear
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear
  • Blackshear is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackshear <5>
• Nahunta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
  • Nahunta is located in Brantley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahunta <5>
• Raybon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
  • Raybon is located in Brantley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
• Screven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven
  • Screven is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Screven <5>
• Hoboken
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Brantley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoboken <5>
• Bristol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Mershon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mershon
  • Mershon is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mershon <5>
• Hortense
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Hortense is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hortense <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 Patterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patterson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patterson ...

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

Adding Patterson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patterson post office opened in 1860.

We also found Patterson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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