Fitzgerald, Georgia
Fitzgerald, Georgia | |
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Fitzgerald City Hall | |
| Nickname(s): 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 | 361 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,006 |
| • Density | 1,003.23/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.