Epworth, Georgia


Epworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 480. It lies at an elevation of in the north-central part of the county. A former name was Atalla. The ZIP code is 30541.
Epworth is located on Georgia State Route 5 between Blue Ridge and McCaysville.

History

A post office called Epworth has been in operation since 1901. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1906 as the "Town of Epworth". The community was named after Epworth, in England.

Education

Epworth is also the location of an Appalachian Technical College campus which closed, and was later slated to reopen as a campus of North Georgia Technical College.