Map of Ideal city

Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010.

Ideal city overview:
Name:	Ideal city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Macon County
Elevation:	482 ft (147 m)
Total Area:	1.15 sq mi (2.99 km²)
Land Area:	1.14 sq mi (2.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	407
Population Density:	355.77/sq mi (137.34/km²)
ZIP code:	31041
Area code:	478
FIPS code:	1340812
GNISfeature ID:	0356328

Online Interactive Map

Ideal online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Ideal location map. Where is Ideal city?

Ideal location on the U.S. Map. Where is Ideal city. — Ideal location on the U.S. Map.

Ideal location on the Georgia map. Where is Ideal city. — Location of Ideal in Georgia.

History

The town was originally named “Joetown”, but when two railroad executives stopped in the town, one proclaimed it an “ideal” place for a railroad station, and the other declared he’d just named it.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Ideal as a town in 1906.

Ideal Road Map

Ideal city Satellite Map

Geography

Ideal is located in western Macon County at 32°22′23″N 84°11′20″W / 32.37306°N 84.18889°W / 32.37306; -84.18889 (32.372918, -84.188822). Georgia State Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Oglethorpe, the county seat, and northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Rupert.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.0 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.95%, are water. It resides at the confluence of Whitewater and Cedar creeks, two spring-fed tributaries of the Flint River.