Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald, Georgia | |
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From top, left to right: Fitzgerald City Hall, Herald-Leader Building, City of Fitzgerald Water Tower, Holtzendorf Apartments, Milton Hopkins Memorial Nature Preserve, Grand Theatre | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: City of Heritage, Little Atlanta | |
| Motto(s): "History, Harmony, Heritage" | |
Location in Ben Hill County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′56″N 83°15′23″W / 31.71556°N 83.25639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Ben Hill and Irwin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jason Holt |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.13 sq mi (23.64 km2) |
| • Land | 8.98 sq mi (23.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,006 |
| • Density | 1,003.2/sq mi (387.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31750 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-29528 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0355809 |
| Website | fitzgeraldga.org |
Fitzgerald is a city in and the county seat of Ben Hill County in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 9,006. It is the principal city of the Fitzgerald micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ben Hill and Irwin counties. A small portion of Fitzgerald is in Irwin County.
The city is an agricultural marketing center that grows cotton, tobacco, and peanuts. It is also home to diverse manufactures including textiles, lumber, and metal products.
The city is home to the Blue and Gray Museum, the Grand Theatre, the Milton Hopkins Memorial Nature Preserve, and the Fitzgerald chicken topiary. The Ben Hill Irwin Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is in Fitzgerald.