Baldwin, Georgia

Baldwin, Georgia City of Baldwin
City
Baldwin City Hall
Seal
Motto:  "The Hub of Development in Northeast Georgia"
Location in Banks County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°29′27″N 83°33′10″W / 34.49083°N 83.55278°W / 34.49083; -83.55278
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Habersham, Banks
Area [1]
• Total	5.04 sq mi (13.05 km2)
• Land	5.03 sq mi (13.02 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,490 ft (450 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,629
• Density	721.76/sq mi (278.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30511
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-04980[3]
GNIS feature ID	2403149[2]
Website	cityofbaldwin.org

Baldwin is a city in Banks and Habersham counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 3,279,^[4] up from 2,425 at the 2000 census.

Baldwin is located on U.S. Route 441 just south of Georgia State Route 365. Baldwin sits astride the Eastern Continental Divide, which separates waters flowing southeastward toward the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean from waters flowing southwestward toward the Chattahoochee River and the Gulf of Mexico. City Hall sits in Habersham County. Baldwin borders the slightly larger city of Cornelia, which houses the Habersham Chamber of Commerce. Nearby in Demorest is Piedmont University. Also nearby is Lake Russell, a recreation area in Chattahoochee National Forest. The Habersham County airport is in Baldwin. The largest employer is Fieldale Corporation, a chicken processing company.