Patterson Georgia Map

About Patterson, Georgia

Patterson is a locality in Madison County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 749. The population density is 109.6 people per km². Patterson is located at 31.3849°N, 82.1354°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Patterson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30628, 31557.

Patterson emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed expanse of the Georgia interior where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling needles. It lies 9.0 miles east-northeast of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-northeast of Winterville. The terrain here stretches out in quiet, level stretches of woodland, broken only by the slow, determined progress of Mill Shoal Creek as it winds through the undergrowth just a mile from the center. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains offers a reminder of the rising country far beyond the horizon, while the local light at dusk takes on a bruised, amber quality that illuminates the tall grass. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Reservoir 31 reflects the deepening sky, serving as a still, glassy anchor in a landscape that seems to breathe with the slow rotation of the seasons.

Patterson maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted in a history of timber and the modest, persistent industry of the soil. The local economy finds its pulse in the rhythmic cycles of agriculture and trade, where the remnants of old rail lines and crossroads infrastructure still dictate the flow of daily commerce. Residents gather at the Colbert Ball Fields to mark the changing weeks, the sound of the game carrying across the fields in the stillness of the evening. Here, the character of the place is defined not by grand monuments, but by the resilience of the longleaf pine and the quiet endurance of those who work the land, creating a life that remains tethered to the slow, predictable habits of the Georgia plains.

About This Patterson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Patterson, Georgia. Coordinates: 31.384904, -82.13543. 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 Patterson includes the ZIP code (30628, 31557), telephone area code (770, 678, 229), county seat of Madison County (Danielsville), and school district assignment (Pierce 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.