Peach County, Georgia

Peach County
Peach County
County
	Peach County Courthouse in Fort Valley
	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°34′N 83°50′W / 32.56°N 83.83°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	July 18, 1924
Named for	Peach fruit
Seat	Fort Valley
Largest city	Fort Valley
Area
• Total	151 sq mi (390 km2)
• Land	150 sq mi (400 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (3 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	27,981
• Density	187/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.peachcounty.net

Peach County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,981.^[1] Its county seat is Fort Valley.^[2] Founded in 1924, it is the state's newest county, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 18 of that year.^[3] Its namesake is the peach on account of it being located in a peach-growing district.^[4]

Peach County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Macon-Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Peach County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Peach County". georgia.gov. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.