Pelham Georgia Map

About Pelham, Georgia

Pelham is a locality in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,433. The population density is 328.1 people per km². Pelham is located at 31.1277°N, 84.1518°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31779.

Pelham unfolds across the gentle, rolling terrain of southwestern Georgia, a landscape softened by the humid breath of the South. It lies 31.1 miles south of Albany, GA (from Albany, GA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-east of Camilla. Here, the sky stretches wide, a vast canvas often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a summer sunset, bleeding into the deep indigo of twilight. The air itself seems to carry the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the faint, sweet perfume of blooming magnolias, a fragrance that lingers long after the petals have fallen. Roads meander like slow rivers between fields of emerald green cotton and golden corn, their edges fringed with the wild, untamed beauty of kudzu, a verdant tide that claims the fences and spills over the abandoned structures. It is a place where the quiet hum of cicadas in the midday heat forms the dominant soundtrack, punctuated by the distant, mournful whistle of a train passing through. The roots of Pelham run deep into the agricultural heart of Georgia, a history shaped by the fertile soil and the crops it has yielded for generations. Once a vital hub for the timber industry, the echoes of sawmills and the scent of fresh-cut pine still seem to linger in the memory of the land, though cotton and peanuts now largely dominate the fields that surround the community. The local economy, like the seasons themselves, ebbs and flows with the success of its harvests, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the earth. While no grand monuments mark its past, the sturdy, unassuming architecture of its downtown buildings, some bearing the patina of age, tells its own quiet story of resilience and perseverance. Pelham moves at its own deliberate pace, a place where neighborly waves are exchanged freely on dusty roads and where the rhythm of life is measured not by the clock, but by the slow turning of the sun and the steady growth of the crops.

About This Pelham Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Pelham, Georgia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Pelham and Mitchell County.

Detailed location data for Pelham includes the ZIP code (31779), telephone area code (229), county seat of Mitchell County (Camilla), and school district assignment (Pelham City 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 Pelham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.