Zebulon is a city in

Pike County, Georgia Pike County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,889. The county seat is Zebulon. History Pike County was made from part of Monroe County in 1822. It was named ...

, United States. The population was 1,225 in 2020. The city is the

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of Pike County. The city and county were named after explorer

Zebulon Pike Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territory, first ...

History

Zebulon was incorporated in 1825. The town was named after

, a war hero and explorer.

Geography

Zebulon is located at (33.098970, -84.342140). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.13%) is water. Soils in Zebulon have dark reddish brown loamy surface horizons over red to dark red clay and are mostly mapped as Davidson or Lloyd series.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,225 people, 424 households, and 245 families residing in the city.

Economy

United Bank is located in Zebulon.

Education

Higher education

Georgia Military College Georgia Military College (GMC) is a Public college, public military junior college in Milledgeville, Georgia. It is divided into the junior college, a military junior college program, high school, middle school, and elementary school. It was ori ...

has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.

Pike County School District

The Pike County School District serves Zebulon. The school district has one Pre-K school (lottery funded), a primary school (K–2), an elementary school (3–5), a middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy and two high schools. In 2004, the district had 156 full-time teachers and over 2,800 students. In 2021, it reported 3,500 students. *Pike County Pre-K School *Pike County Primary School *Pike County Elementary School *Pike County Middle School *Pike County Ninth Grade Academy *Pike County High School *Zebulon High School

Notability and popular culture appearances

Singer/songwriter

Vic Chesnutt James Victor Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 – December 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little (album), ''Little'', was released in 1990. His commercial breakthrough came in 1996 with the rele ...

was raised in Zebulon. In 2006, he was ranked by Robin Hilton of NPR as the #5 living songwriter. The courthouse in Zebulon can be seen in the 1983 television film '' Murder in Coweta County'' starring

Andy Griffith Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy ...

and

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

. The 1984 movie ''

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'' starring

James Garner James Scott Garner (né Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, which included ''The Great Escape (film), The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Ch ...

was filmed in and around the town.

References

{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Pike County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)