THE FITZGERALD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Atlantic Southern Loam Plains setting.
Fitzgerald city has 9.06 square miles of land in Ben Hill County, Irwin County. Its Census reference point is in Atlantic Southern Loam Plains, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Fitzgerald intersects 2 county geographies: Ben Hill County, Irwin County. A Fitzgerald mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Fitzgerald by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Fitzgerald, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 2.9% recorded for Georgia. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fitzgerald city has 3.6 times the land area of nearby Ocilla city (2.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

