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. Its county seat is Fort Valley. Founded in 1924, it is the state's newest county, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 18 of that year. Its namesake is the peach on account of it being located in a peach-growing district.
Peach County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Macon-Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.7%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Georgia by area.
The majority of Peach County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A small portion of the northern edge of the county, north of Byron, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very western tip of Peach County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 75
- 20px U.S. Route 41
- 23px U.S. Route 341
- 20px State Route 7
- 20px State Route 7 Connector
- 20px State Route 11
- 20px Georgia State Route 42
- 20px Georgia State Route 49
- 20px State Route 49 Connector
- 20px Georgia State Route 96
- 23px State Route 127
- 23px State Route 247 Connector
- 23px State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
- 23px State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)
Adjacent counties
- Bibb County - north
- Houston County - east
- Crawford County - northwest
- Taylor County - west
- Macon County - southwest
Communities
Cities
- Byron (mostly)
- Fort Valley (county seat)
- Warner Robins (partly)
- Perry (partly)