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Welcome to Royal ...

Royal is located in Bleckley County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Royal has a population of 2,571 people<2> (see below for details).

Royal is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Royal: 478

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Royal had an population of 2,571 people. This is a decrease of 0.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Royal had a population of 2,582 people (or 19.81% of the total population of Bleckley County).

The population of Royal represents 0.03% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 2,582 people, the population of Royal increased 3.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,493 people).

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

Communities Also Named Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Royal - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Royal ...

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

  • Warner Robins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawkinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cochran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stathams Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
    • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Woodard Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
    • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
  • Plainfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
  • Dexter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dudley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royal ...

Looking for more information about Royal? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Royal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Royal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bleckley, 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 Royal.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.