Welcome to Peach County!

"Peach County feels like family." - "That’s a comment we often hear from new residents and visitors", says Perry Swanson, President of the Peach County Chamber of Commerce. So, pull up a chair and make yourself at home and enjoy a refreshing glass of lemonade on a front porch veranda. Take a casual stroll down cozy historic districts, or a scenic drive through our picturesque countryside dotted with peach trees, crepe myrtles, pecan groves, magnolias, and flowering azaleas. Attend a high-energy ball game on a Friday night, or church with your family on Sunday where, as the old saying goes: ‘there are no strangers... only new friends we have not met.’

Great Things About Peach County

• Central Georgia location off I-75; easily accessible via truck, rail, and air.
• Federal highways: Interstate 75, U.S. 341 and U.S. 41.
• State highways: Hwy 49 and Hwy 96.
• Within a two-hour flight of 80% of the entire U.S. population.
• 90 minute drive time to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
• 30 minute drive to Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon.
• General aviation service provided locally by the Perry-Houston County Airport (5,000 foot runway), and Macon Airport (6,500 foot runway).
• Rail: Norfolk Southern, CSX and Heart of Georgia.
• Ports: Deepwater ports approximately 3 hours away in Savannah and Brunswick to the east; barge port services in Columbus (71 miles west).
• Utilities: Fort Valley Utility Commission, the City of Byron, Georgia Power and Flint Energies; surplus water and gas utilities for new or expanding industry.
• Countywide population: 26,049 (Source: 2012 population estimates - Georgia Department of Economic Development).
• Land size: 150 square miles.
• Workforce: 165,000 in a 40 mile commuting radius.
• Incorporated communities: Fort Valley (the county seat), 10 miles west of I-75, and Byron at the junction of I-75 and Georgia Highway 49.
• Educational Resources: Peach County Public School System and Fort Valley State University; eight other colleges and universities within a 25 mile radius; Middle Georgia Technical College for QuickStart and Work-Ready programs.
• Excellent quality of life featuring golfing, hunting, fishing, festivals, and cultural diversions.
• Designated as an "Entrepreneur-Friendly" community.
• Peach County - A great place to live, work, play and stay!