Dry Branch, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
32°48′02″N 83°29′55″W / 32.80056°N 83.49861°W / 32.80056; -83.49861CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountiesTwiggs, BibbElevation
361 ft (110 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
31020
Area code478GNIS ID355553[1]

Dry Branch (also Drybranch, Pikes Peak) is an unincorporated community located in Twiggs and Bibb counties, Georgia, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 31020.[2] The area covered by the ZIP code has a population of 3,198 and contains 100.81 square miles of land and is 0.4% water.[3]

History

The first permanent settlement at Dry Branch was made in 1808.[4] A post office has been in operation at Dry Branch since 1879.[5] According to tradition, the community was so named on account of it being a dry area.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dry Branch, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dry Branch GA 31020 (Twiggs County)".
  4. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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