Avalon Georgia Map

About Avalon, Georgia

Avalon is a locality in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 233. The population density is 50.9 people per km². Avalon is located at 34.4971°N, 83.1982°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Avalon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30557, 30274, 30014.

Avalon emerges from the red-clay piedmont as a quiet assembly of dwellings and fields, defined by the persistent, winding path of Beaverdam Creek. It lies 3.6 miles south-southeast of Riverdale, GA (from Riverdale, GA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Stockbridge. The landscape here is characterized by a gradual, earthen geometry where the land folds into gentle slopes, shadowed by the deep green of longleaf pine and the pervasive, encroaching vines of kudzu. Four miles away, the surface of Lake Jodeco reflects the shifting, heavy light of the afternoon, acting as a cool, still counterpoint to the heat that radiates from the soil. On the distant horizon, the faint, blue-gray silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, silent boundary, grounding the wide, inland expanse of the region.

Avalon maintains a measured existence, rooted in the agricultural traditions of a working landscape where the seasonal harvests of peach and pecan dictate the tempo of the calendar. The local economy persists through a quiet industry that honors the legacy of its founding, when the rhythms of the earth and the proximity of the creek shaped the early settlement patterns. Residents often find their reprieve at Independence Park, a space that preserves the quietude of the surrounding woodlands just a mile from the center of activity. The character of Avalon is found in this stillness, where the long, lyrical afternoons are spent in the shadow of local history, far from the influence of the coast, defined only by the red dirt underfoot and the steady, unhurried flow of the water nearby.

About This Avalon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Avalon, Georgia. Coordinates: 34.497141, -83.198203. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Avalon includes the ZIP code (30557, 30274, 30014), telephone area code (404, 470, 678, 770), county seat of Clayton County (Jonesboro), and school district assignment (Stephens County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.