A town of 16,136, settled in 1812. A regional job hub with 12,785 jobs.
The 3 things Dublin does most differently from other towns.
![The Browning school near Dublin. Small number of pupils very poorly housed. Location: Dublin [vicinity], Georgia](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/2930/0f636f9dfb5257ec85ad-l.jpg)
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
Where Dublin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Dublin. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 3 of Dublin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Macon-Bibb County (6%), Atlanta (3%) and Warner Robins (2%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
Dublin beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| What stands out | Dublin | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 77.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18.1% | 9.6% |
The public schools Dublin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 81% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susie Dasher | PK–4 | 554 | D |
| Hillcrest Elementary | PK–4 | 546 | C− |
| Dublin Middle School | 5–8 | 634 | C− |
| Dublin High School | 9–12 | 596 | D |
| Moore Street Facility | 6–12 | 40 | D |
2.4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southern Pines Regional Park | — | 116 |
| 2. Springdale Park | — | 26 |
| 3. Fairview Park | — | 12 |
The typical Dublin home is worth about $195,000, up 3.1% in a year, 41% below the Georgia typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.
Dublin has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 37°, and snow is almost unheard of.
1915
Children thrashing corn during school hours on a farm near Dublin. Many such light occupations fall to the lot of the G…
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Dublin’s archive appears here every day.
See all 6 archive items →7 places in Dublin on the National Register of Historic Places.
29 notable people were born in Dublin.
City in Georgia, United States
Dublin is a city in and the county seat of Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 16,074 at the 2020 census.
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