Red Oak Georgia Map

About Red Oak, Georgia

Red Oak is a locality in Henry County, Georgia, United States. Red Oak is located at 33.5232°N, 84.2702°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 30217, 30281, 30272.

Red Oak defines itself by the persistent, iron-rich earth of the piedmont, where the soil shifts from deep ochre to a dusty, sun-bleached clay. It lies 2.6 miles southwest of Stockbridge, GA (from Stockbridge, GA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northwest of McDonough. Rum Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through this landscape, its waters often sluggish beneath the shade of longleaf pines that sway in the humid afternoon heat. On the horizon, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent reminder of the rugged terrain far to the north, though here the land settles into a quieter, flatter rhythm. Lion Country Lake sits still and glassy, reflecting the expansive sky, while the air remains heavy with the scent of damp pine needles and the faint, sweet decay of late-season foliage.

Red Oak carries the weight of a slow, methodical history, built upon the labor of the land and the steady expansion of the regional rail lines that once dictated its growth. The local economy persists in the quiet commerce of the interior, favoring the small-scale agricultural traditions that have long sustained the families rooted in this red-clay basin. Residents often seek the quietude of Mickie D. Cochran Park, where the transition from forest to open field offers a respite from the steady, mechanical hum of modern life. Time in Red Oak does not race; it lingers in the porch-sitting conversations of the evening and the way the light catches the dust motes dancing over the quiet, narrow roads that connect the neighborhood to the rest of the world.

About This Red Oak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Red Oak, Georgia. Coordinates: 33.523168, -84.270199. 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 Red Oak includes the ZIP code (30217, 30281, 30272), telephone area code (404, 470, 678), county seat of Henry County (McDonough), and school district assignment.

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.