Pendergrass is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1692 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

The town was chartered by an act of the Georgia Legislature on December 30, 1890. The community was named after J. B. Pendergrass, a local physician.

Geography

Pendergrass is located in northwestern Jackson County at (34.164223, -83.681047).

It is bordered to the southeast by Jefferson, the county seat, and to the northwest by Talmo. U.S. Route 129 passes through the northeast side of the city, leading northwest to Gainesville and southeast through Jefferson to Athens.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pendergrass has a total area of , of which , or 1.48%, are water.

As of the census