Zebulon, Georgia

Zebulon is a city in Pike County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,225 in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> The city is the county seat of Pike County.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The city and county were named after explorer Zebulon Pike.<ref name=profile>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Zebulon was incorporated in 1825. The town was named after Zebulon Pike, a war hero and explorer.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Zebulon is located at Template:Coord (33.098970, -84.342140).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Cvt, of which Template:Cvt is land and Template:Cvt (1.13%) is water.

Soils in Zebulon have dark reddish brown loamy surface horizons over red to dark red clay and are mostly mapped as Davidson or Lloyd series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Zebulon racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	778	63.51%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	318	25.96%
Asian	10	0.82%
Other/Mixed	65	5.31%
Hispanic or Latino	54	4.41%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,225 people, 424 households, and 245 families residing in the city.

Economy

United Bank is located in Zebulon.

Education

Higher education

Georgia Military College has an extension campus near Zebulon City Hall.

Pike County School District

The Pike County School District serves Zebulon. The school district has one Pre-K school<ref name= Pre-K>Template:Cite web</ref> (lottery funded),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> a primary school (K–2), an elementary school (3–5), a middle school (6–8), a ninth grade academy<ref name= About>Template:Cite web</ref> and two high schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004, the district had 156 full-time teachers and over 2,800 students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2021, it reported 3,500 students.<ref name= About />

• Pike County Pre-K School<ref name= Pre-K />
• Pike County Primary School
• Pike County Elementary School
• Pike County Middle School
• Pike County Ninth Grade Academy<ref name= NGA>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Pike County High School
• Zebulon High School

Notability and popular culture appearances

Singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt was raised in Zebulon. In 2006, he was ranked by Robin Hilton of NPR as the #5 living songwriter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=profile/>

The courthouse in Zebulon can be seen in the 1983 television film Murder in Coweta County starring Andy Griffith and Johnny Cash. The 1984 movie Tank starring James Garner was filmed in and around the town.