Dry Branch, Georgia

Dry Branch
Unincorporated community
Dry Branch
Location within the state of Georgia
Dry Branch
Dry Branch (the US)
Coordinates: 32°48′02″N 83°29′55″W / 32.80056°N 83.49861°W / 32.80056; -83.49861Coordinates: 32°48′02″N 83°29′55″W / 32.80056°N 83.49861°W / 32.80056; -83.49861
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Twiggs, Bibb
Elevation 361 ft (110 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 31020
Area code(s) 478
GNIS ID 355553[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 .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. 1 2 "Dry Branch, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ http://www.allplaces.us/z/31020
  4. 1 2 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 1 May 2018.


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