Official Name: | Fortson, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Suburban community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Fortson |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Harris, Muscogee |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Harris, Muscogee |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 8,573 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 157 |
Elevation Ft: | 515 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31808 |
Area Code: | 706 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 355883 |
Fortson is a suburban community located in southern Harris County, Georgia, United States, with a small portion of the community extending into northern Muscogee County. The smaller portion of the community in Muscogee County is in the city of Columbus.[1]
The community is located along the Harris-Muscogee County line north of the Bradley Park Drive area, and is generally bounded by Biggers Rd and Williams Rd to the south, the Alabama state line to the west, Mountain Hill Rd to the north in Harris County, and U.S. Route 27 to the east. Many upscale homes and neighborhoods are in this area, mainly off of Fortson, Wooldridge, and Whitesville Rds.
The community is home to one of the seven schools served by the Harris County School District:
The community was used as a filming location for the MSNBC reality television series To Catch a Predator.[2]