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About Round Oak, Georgia

Round Oak is a locality in Jones County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Round Oak is located at 33.1110°N, 83.6152°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31038.

Round Oak unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a characteristically Georgia terrain where the soil, a rich, reddish-brown, seems to hold the memory of sunlight. It lies 18.7 miles north of Macon, GA (from Macon, GA: bearing 3°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-west of Gray. The air, especially in the late afternoons, carries a soft, humid warmth, thick with the scent of pine and the distant, earthy perfume of freshly turned fields. Oak trees, stout and ancient, punctuate the fields and line the winding country roads, their broad canopies offering a dappled shade that shifts with the slow passage of the sun. Here, the sky stretches vast and often a pale, washed-out blue, meeting the horizon in a soft blur where fields give way to the darker, denser embrace of the surrounding woodlands. The pace of life in Round Oak is measured, not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the steady rhythm of the seasons and the predictable arc of the sun. The history of Round Oak is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Jones County, a place where cotton once reigned supreme and the echoes of that era can still be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet resilience of the land. Though the grand plantations have long since faded, the spirit of cultivation persists, with many families still working the same soil passed down through generations. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong connection to agriculture, with cattle ranching and timber playing significant roles. Small, independent businesses, often family-run, anchor the commercial life of Round Oak, their storefronts exuding a quiet charm and a sense of enduring community. This is a place where neighborly bonds are not just spoken of but lived, where the simple act of a shared wave or a friendly chat over a fence post forms the connective tissue of daily existence.

About This Round Oak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Round Oak, Georgia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.110966, -83.615172. 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 Round Oak and Jones County.

Detailed location data for Round Oak includes the ZIP code (31038), telephone area code (912), county seat of Jones County (Gray), and school district assignment. 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 Round Oak is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.