Where to plant
Every ZIP area in Georgia and Tennessee ranked by how much the population is moving in — the last five years and the official forecast — with a small weight for whether there are enough people to sustain a plant. How near a Church of God church is carries no weight; the church columns are context.
180 ZIP areas match
Showing growth ZIP areas only — ZIP areas that gained 2,500+ people between the 2018 and 2023 ACS windows, are forecast to, or grew 25%+ while adding 1,200+ people. Toggle off to search every ZIP area. Forecast to 2036 is the official projection (2026–2036) from Georgia’s Office of Planning and Budget (2026 series) and Tennessee’s Boyd Center at UT (2022 series). Both publish by county, so each county’s decade change is apportioned to its ZIP areas by population share. A ~ marks any ZIP area still on our modeled trend.
| Rank | ZIP area | county | State | Population | Growth 5 yr | % | Forecast to 2036 | % | Churches ≤12 mi | Nearest | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murfreesboro 37128 | Rutherford County | TN | 77,016 | +25,995 | +51.0% | +18,285 | +20.8% | 1 | 12 mi | 96 | — |
| 2 | Spring Hill 37174 | Williamson County | TN | 50,778 | +15,905 | +45.6% | +11,148 | +20.1% | 1 | 9.4 mi | 92 | — |
| 3 | Cumming 30028 | Forsyth County | GA | 36,631 | +11,653 | +46.6% | +8,415 | +20.0% | 7 | 3.7 mi | 90 | — |
| 4 | Nolensville 37135 | Williamson County | TN | 23,231 | +10,851 | +87.7% | +5,074 | +20.2% | 4 | 6.4 mi | 89 | — |
| 5 | Fairburn 30213 | Fulton County | GA | 48,541 | +15,812 | +48.3% | +4,685 | +9.3% | 7 | 6.9 mi | 89 | — |
| 6 | Canton 30115 | Cherokee County | GA | 53,299 | +12,194 | +29.7% | +10,231 | +17.1% | 15 | 2.6 mi | 88 | — |
| 7 | Clarksville 37040 | Montgomery County | TN | 62,137 | +11,184 | +21.9% | +14,664 | +21.2% | 2 | 3.2 mi | 88 | — |
| 8 | Richmond Hill 31324 | Bryan County | GA | 35,668 | +10,025 | +39.1% | +8,291 | +20.7% | 5 | 2.1 mi | 88 | — |
| 9 | Loganville 30052 | Gwinnett County | GA | 79,020 | +13,061 | +19.8% | +11,846 | +13.4% | 16 | 1.3 mi | 88 | — |
| 10 | Franklin 37064 | Williamson County | TN | 66,641 | +10,000 | +17.7% | +14,556 | +20.2% | 1 | 2.8 mi | 87 | — |
| 12 | Gallatin 37066 | Sumner County | TN | 62,404 | +12,076 | +24.0% | +9,354 | +14.1% | 3 | 1.3 mi | 87 | — |
| 11 | Clarksville 37043 | Montgomery County | TN | 57,246 | +9,670 | +20.3% | +13,509 | +21.2% | 2 | 2.4 mi | 87 | — |
| 14 | Mount Juliet 37122 | Wilson County | TN | 66,348 | +9,384 | +16.5% | +15,689 | +20.5% | 6 | 0.9 mi | 87 | — |
| 13 | Cumming 30040 | Forsyth County | GA | 79,580 | +9,070 | +12.9% | +18,281 | +20.0% | 8 | 1.8 mi | 87 | — |
| 15 | Dallas 30132 | Paulding County | GA | 50,803 | +10,362 | +25.6% | +9,606 | +17.1% | 6 | 5.3 mi | 87 | — |
| 16 | Cumming 30041 | Forsyth County | GA | 75,160 | +8,629 | +13.0% | +17,265 | +20.0% | 10 | 2.0 mi | 87 | — |
| 17 | Lawrenceville 30044 | Gwinnett County | GA | 100,471 | +12,431 | +14.1% | +11,328 | +10.6% | 28 | 0.7 mi | 87 | — |
| 18 | Clarksville 37042 | Montgomery County | TN | 85,169 | +8,001 | +10.4% | +20,098 | +21.2% | 2 | 5.2 mi | 87 | — |
| 19 | Lebanon 37087 | Wilson County | TN | 55,235 | +8,389 | +17.9% | +13,060 | +20.5% | 4 | 2.8 mi | 86 | — |
| 21 | Columbia 38401 | Maury County | TN | 66,696 | +7,687 | +13.0% | +14,726 | +19.9% | 2 | 1.7 mi | 86 | — |
| 20 | Buford 30519 | Gwinnett County | GA | 57,648 | +11,233 | +24.2% | +6,710 | +11.0% | 15 | 3.6 mi | 86 | — |
| 22 | Port Wentworth 31407 | Chatham County | GA | 22,743 | +9,935 | +77.6% | +2,059 | +8.6% | 5 | 2.2 mi | 86 | — |
| 23 | Atlanta 30339 | Cobb County | GA | 34,872 | +11,499 | +49.2% | +2,451 | +6.8% | 15 | 1.6 mi | 85 | — |
| 24 | Locust Grove 30248 | Henry County | GA | 33,837 | +8,676 | +34.5% | +5,305 | +14.5% | 8 | 6.5 mi | 85 | — |
| 25 | Mcdonough 30253 | Henry County | GA | 64,108 | +8,932 | +16.2% | +10,238 | +14.7% | 11 | 1.3 mi | 85 | — |
| 26 | Jefferson 30549 | Jackson County | GA | 30,643 | +5,751 | +23.1% | +10,495 | +25.3% | 2 | 10 mi | 85 | — |
| 27 | Suwanee 30024 | Gwinnett County | GA | 85,106 | +7,772 | +10.1% | +12,060 | +13.1% | 20 | 1.9 mi | 85 | — |
| 28 | Canton 30114 | Cherokee County | GA | 60,340 | +7,130 | +13.4% | +11,583 | +17.1% | 10 | 2.3 mi | 84 | — |
| 29 | Brentwood 37027 | Williamson County | TN | 61,961 | +6,831 | +12.4% | +12,045 | +18.1% | 4 | 7.4 mi | 84 | — |
| 30 | Hampton 30228 | Henry County | GA | 51,485 | +9,226 | +21.8% | +6,060 | +11.3% | 11 | 3.2 mi | 84 | — |
| 31 | Hendersonville 37075 | Sumner County | TN | 72,541 | +7,418 | +11.4% | +10,873 | +14.1% | 9 | 2.2 mi | 84 | — |
| 32 | Covington 30016 | Newton County | GA | 61,123 | +6,881 | +12.7% | +10,499 | +15.5% | 6 | 5.5 mi | 84 | — |
| 34 | Evans 30809 | Columbia County | GA | 54,105 | +8,563 | +18.8% | +5,849 | +9.8% | 4 | 4.8 mi | 83 | — |
| 33 | Hoschton 30548 | Jackson County | GA | 24,602 | +5,972 | +32.1% | +5,236 | +18.2% | 10 | 4.9 mi | 83 | — |
| 35 | Smyrna 37167 | Rutherford County | TN | 63,660 | +4,605 | +7.8% | +15,113 | +20.8% | 2 | 1.3 mi | 83 | — |
| 36 | Auburn 30011 | Barrow County | GA | 20,859 | +5,431 | +35.2% | +4,000 | +16.8% | 11 | 1.0 mi | 82 | — |
| 37 | Winder 30680 | Barrow County | GA | 47,433 | +4,458 | +10.4% | +11,238 | +19.9% | 3 | 1.7 mi | 82 | — |
| 38 | Guyton 31312 | Effingham County | GA | 25,286 | +4,989 | +24.6% | +5,520 | +18.7% | 4 | 6.7 mi | 82 | — |
| 39 | Lawrenceville 30045 | Gwinnett County | GA | 46,733 | +6,554 | +16.3% | +5,269 | +10.6% | 20 | 2.8 mi | 82 | — |
| 40 | Lilburn 30047 | Gwinnett County | GA | 70,592 | +5,172 | +7.9% | +7,959 | +10.6% | 25 | 3.9 mi | 81 | — |
| 42 | Nashville 37203 | Davidson County | TN | 20,234 | +6,002 | +42.2% | +1,973 | +9.4% | 5 | 2.9 mi | 81 | — |
| 41 | Jasper 30143 | Pickens County | GA | 26,738 | +5,251 | +24.4% | +4,029 | +13.2% | 5 | 2.1 mi | 81 | — |
| 43 | Snellville 30039 | Gwinnett County | GA | 51,742 | +5,616 | +12.2% | +5,758 | +10.5% | 21 | 0.9 mi | 81 | — |
| 45 | Grovetown 30813 | Columbia County | GA | 49,986 | +5,921 | +13.4% | +5,045 | +9.2% | 6 | 4.1 mi | 81 | — |
| 47 | Murfreesboro 37127 | Rutherford County | TN | 22,029 | +4,194 | +23.5% | +5,230 | +20.8% | 0 | 16 mi | 81 | — |
| 46 | Antioch 37013 | Davidson County | TN | 102,055 | +4,236 | +4.3% | +9,950 | +9.4% | 6 | 3.8 mi | 81 | — |
| 44 | Dawsonville 30534 | Dawson County | GA | 33,191 | +4,348 | +15.1% | +6,468 | +16.9% | 2 | 0.5 mi | 81 | — |
| 48 | La Vergne 37086 | Rutherford County | TN | 37,786 | +3,563 | +10.4% | +8,971 | +20.8% | 5 | 1.8 mi | 80 | — |
| 49 | Murfreesboro 37129 | Rutherford County | TN | 60,615 | +2,575 | +4.4% | +14,391 | +20.8% | 2 | 7.0 mi | 80 | — |
| 53 | Statesboro 30458 | Bulloch County | GA | 48,191 | +4,594 | +10.5% | +6,017 | +11.4% | 4 | 1.7 mi | 80 | — |
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