GA · GEOID 13279

Toombs County area

Toombs County, Georgia covers 371 square miles: 364 square miles of land and 7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area364 mi²
Water area7 mi²
Total area371 mi²
National land rank#2644

County outline

Generalized outline of Toombs County, Georgia
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Toombs County is located

Toombs County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 98.1% of Toombs County’s measured area and water for 1.9%. Its combined area converts to 960.9 square kilometers or approximately 237,435 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land364.015942.795232,969.6
Water6.97718.074,465.3
Total370.992960.865237,434.9

How Toombs County compares

By original Census land area, Toombs County ranks #70 of 159 in Georgia and #2644 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.062 times the Georgia county-equivalent median of 342.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.6% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Toombs County?

Toombs County has more land than 578 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Toombs County364 mi²
Georgia median342.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Toombs County at #2,686 nationally by total area, 42 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 1.9%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.7 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Toombs County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#2643Warren County, Indiana364.7Compare
#2644Toombs County, Georgia364This county
#2645Arenac County, Michigan363.2Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 32.121931, -82.330665. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 942,794,612 m²; AWATER: 18,070,371 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Toombs County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 232,970 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 237,435 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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