Plains, Georgia

Plains is a city in Sumter County, Georgia. It is the birthplace of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter. He was born there in 1924. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau has 573 people living there.^[6]

Plains, Georgia
City
Plains downtown storefronts in 2011
Motto:  "Home of the 39th President of the United States"[1]
Location in Sumter County, Georgia
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Coordinates: 32°2′1″N 84°23′36″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Sumter
Established	1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Government
• Mayor	Joseph Recker Jr.
Area [2]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.11 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	499 ft (152 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	573
• Density	703.93/sq mi (271.76/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	31780
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-61628[3]
GNIS feature ID	0356474[4]
Website	plainsgeorgia.gov
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