Dry Branch, Georgia

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Dry Branch
Unincorporated community
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Dry Branch
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Dry Branch
Dry Branch (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°48′02″N83°29′55″W / 32.80056°N 83.49861°W / 32.80056; -83.49861 Coordinates: 32°48′02″N83°29′55″W / 32.80056°N 83.49861°W / 32.80056; -83.49861
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Twiggs, Bibb
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
31020
Area code(s) 478
GNIS ID 355553 [1]

Dry Branch (also Drybranch, Pikes Peak) is an unincorporated community located in Twiggs and Bibb counties, Georgia, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 31020. [2] 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. [3]

History

The first permanent settlement at Dry Branch was made in 1808. [4] A post office has been in operation at Dry Branch since 1879. [5] According to tradition, the community was so named on account of it being a dry area. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dry Branch, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ http://www.allplaces.us/z/31020
  4. 1 2 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 1 May 2018.



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