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Unincorporated community in Georgia, United States
Dry Branch
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°48′02″N 83°29′55″W / 32.80056°N 83.49861°W / 32.80056; -83.49861
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesTwiggs, Bibb
Elevation361 ft (110 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes31020
Area code478
GNIS ID355553

Dry Branch (also Drybranch, Pikes Peak) is an unincorporated community located in Twiggs and Bibb counties, Georgia, 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

  1. ^ "Dry Branch, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. "Dry Branch GA 31020 (Twiggs County)".
  4. ^ 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 May 1, 2018.
Municipalities and communities of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
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Municipalities and communities of Bibb County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Macon
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