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Welcome to Rochelle ...

The city of Rochelle is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rochelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rochelle has a population of 1,098 people<2> (see below for details).

Rochelle is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Rochelle: 229

The ZIP code for Rochelle: 31079<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rochelle had an population of 1,098 people. This is a decrease of 6.47% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rochelle had a population of 1,174 people (or 12.6% of the total population of Wilcox County). This makes Rochelle the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Rochelle represents 0.01% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Rochelle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Rochelle - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rochelle ...

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

  • Cordele
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Abbeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Arabi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rhine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pitts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rebecca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Seville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <5>
  • McKenzie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
  • Arp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Arp is located in Irwin 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 Rochelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rochelle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rochelle ...

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

Adding Rochelle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rochelle 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 Rochelle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Rochelle post office opened in 1887.

We also found Rochelle on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rochelle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wilcox, 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 Rochelle.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rochelle - 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 Rochelle). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rochelle 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/