Oak Park Georgia Map

About Oak Park, Georgia

Oak Park is a locality in Walker County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 512. The population density is 28.0 people per km². Oak Park is located at 32.3644°N, 82.3240°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Oak Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30436, 31533, 30728.

Oak Park occupies a quiet expanse of the Georgia piedmont where the soil turns a deep, iron-rich crimson and the horizon remains broad and unbroken. It lies 16.6 miles south of Fort Oglethorpe, GA (from Fort Oglethorpe, GA: bearing 183°T), and is situated 0.5 miles northeast of LaFayette. Town Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky as it winds toward the low-lying reaches of the Straight Gut Valley. Beyond the immediate canopy of longleaf pine, the distant Appalachian Mountains appear only as a faint, jagged bruise against the western horizon, too far to define the weather but present enough to anchor the perspective of the land. Within the immediate perimeter, the stillness of Wilson Ponds offers a mirror to the passing clouds, while the LaFayette Jogging Trail cuts a slender, dusty ribbon through the woods for those who seek the shade. The air here holds a distinct, heavy sweetness at dusk, thick with the scent of cooling earth and the persistent, creeping reach of wild kudzu that clings to the edges of the fields.

Joe Stock Memorial Park serves as the central axis of Oak Park, providing a green refuge where the pace of the afternoon slows to match the lengthening shadows of the oaks. Historically, the area relied on the steady rhythms of agriculture, a legacy still visible in the scattered groves of pecan trees that punctuate the surrounding farmland. Modern life here proceeds with a deliberate, quiet economy, far removed from the frantic energy of the state’s larger metropolitan hubs. Residents move between the local commercial arteries and the residential lanes with a familiarity born of long residency, maintaining a culture that favors the unhurried conversation over the rush of the interstate. On any given day, the light settles over the rooftops in a golden, syrupy wash, illuminating a place that is defined less by its monuments and more by the enduring, modest weight of its own geography.

About This Oak Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Park, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.364413, -82.324015. 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 Oak Park includes the ZIP code (30436, 31533, 30728), telephone area code (770, 678), county seat of Walker County (LaFayette), and school district assignment (Emanuel 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.