Dry Branch (also Drybranch, Pikes Peak) is an

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located in Twiggs and Bibb counties,

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, United States. Its ZIP code is 31020. The area covered by the ZIP code has a population of 3,198 and contains 100.81 square miles of land and is 0.4% water.

History

The first permanent settlement at Dry Branch was made in 1808. A post office has been in operation at Dry Branch since 1879. According to tradition, the community was so named on account of it being a dry area.

References

Macon metropolitan area, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Bibb County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Twiggs County, Georgia {{TwiggsCountyGA-geo-stub