Bonanza Georgia Map

About Bonanza, Georgia

Bonanza is a locality in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,406. The population density is 1623.2 people per km². Bonanza is located at 33.4657°N, 84.3366°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 30238, 30228.

Bonanza occupies a quiet stretch of the Georgia piedmont where the red-clay earth holds the heavy, humid heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. It lies 2.4 miles north-northwest of Lovejoy, GA (from Lovejoy, GA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southwest of Stockbridge. Hurricane Creek carves a persistent, muddy path through the local landscape, its banks lined with the thick, tangled reach of kudzu and the stiff needles of longleaf pine that define the horizon. A mile away, the surface of Camp Orr Lake remains largely undisturbed, reflecting the amber light of dusk in a way that makes the surrounding woods seem to deepen and retract. While the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy promise far to the north, the immediate terrain is defined by low, persistent ridges and the quiet, industrious hum of the land itself.

Bonanza maintains an economy tethered to the slow, seasonal cycles of the soil, where the legacy of regional agriculture still shapes the rhythm of the work day. The presence of the Huie Land Application Facility serves as a stark, modern anchor in the landscape, reflecting the practical necessities of managing a growing region in the shadow of the state’s industrial centers. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the local roads follow the contours of the old fields and the stubborn persistence of the small-scale mercantile trade that once served the farmers. Life in Bonanza proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, where the sound of wind moving through the pine needles is often the loudest thing to be heard, and the collective memory of the place is held in the way the red dust settles on the porch steps after a summer rain.

About This Bonanza Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bonanza, Georgia. Coordinates: 33.465669, -84.33659. 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 Bonanza includes the ZIP code (30238, 30228), telephone area code (404, 470, 678), county seat of Clayton County (Jonesboro), and school district assignment (Clayton 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.