Griffin Georgia Map

About Griffin, Georgia

Griffin is a locality in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of 23,761. The population density is 650.1 people per km². Griffin is located at 33.2468°N, 84.2641°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 30224.

Griffin rests in a landscape of gentle slopes, where the red clay earth, kissed by Georgia's humid air, gives way to stands of pine and scattered oaks. It lies 15.4 miles south-south-west of McDonough, GA (from McDonough, GA: bearing 206°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Hampton. The sky here often hangs a soft, hazy blue, especially as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting long, warm shadows across the fields and the clustered rooftops. Life in Griffin moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a quiet hum of everyday existence punctuated by the distant rumble of a train or the cheerful chatter spilling from a corner store. The land itself feels ancient, a patient witness to the seasons’ cycles, its broad, open vistas offering a sense of grounded permanence. Founded in the mid-19th century as a railroad town, Griffin quickly grew into a vital hub for agriculture and trade, its economy once deeply entwined with cotton. Today, while farming still holds a presence, the economic landscape has diversified, with manufacturing and light industry contributing to the town’s steady pulse. The historic downtown, with its brick facades and wide sidewalks, hints at this storied past, a tangible connection to the generations who shaped Griffin. It’s a place where the ghosts of steamboats on the nearby Ocmulgee River and the echoes of bustling marketplaces still seem to linger, a subtle undercurrent beneath the modern flow of life, a quiet testament to resilience and adaptation.

About This Griffin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Griffin, Georgia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.246781, -84.26409. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Griffin and Spalding County.

Detailed location data for Griffin includes the ZIP code (30224), telephone area code (404, 470, 678), county seat of Spalding County (Griffin), and school district assignment (Spalding County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Griffin is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.