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Georgia sales tax rates by ZIP code
County and special district rates apply.
Counts and the combined rate range are drawn from our October 2026 file. Rates change monthly.
What you actually have to charge in Georgia
Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
- State base rate4%
- Local taxesYes — city, county and/or special district rates apply on top
- ShippingTaxable either way — separate or combined with handling
- Taxing jurisdictions we track169
- ZIP codes with more than one rate286 of 940 (30%) — a single rate per ZIP code would be wrong for these
- Update frequencyMonthly, delivered two business days before the month begins
See the GA data before you buy. Every edition has a free sample file cut from our October 2026 file, with the full state, county, city and district breakdown exactly as it ships, including 30 GA rows.
What's in the Georgia rate file
Georgia data ships inside every edition — we do not sell single-state files. Each row carries the ZIP code, county and city name, the rate at each jurisdiction level, the combined total, and whether shipping is taxable. The higher editions add district reporting codes, FIPS codes, effective dates and sales tax holiday windows.
Research
Official Georgia sales tax resources
Every link below goes to an official Georgia government source, not to us. The state is always the authority — our file is how you avoid checking it by hand every month.
- Georgia Department of RevenueThe agency that administers sales tax in Georgia (opens in a new tab)
- Sales & use tax sectionRules, guidance and forms straight from the agency (opens in a new tab)
- Downloadable rate tablesThe state's own rate and boundary files (opens in a new tab)
- Local & municipal taxHow cities and counties handle their share (opens in a new tab)
- Register for a permitApply for a sales tax licence or permit (opens in a new tab)
- File and payThe state's online filing and payment portal (opens in a new tab)
How local tax works in Georgia. Fully state-collected. Local option taxes — LOST, SPLOST, ELOST, TSPLOST, MOST — are imposed at county or special-district level, remitted to DOR by jurisdiction code, and distributed at month end.
Worth knowing. No address rate lookup exists. Georgia publishes quarterly county-level charts plus separate charts for TSPLOST-exempt sales, jet fuel, energy sold to manufacturers and prepaid local tax on motor fuel — so the item affects the rate as much as the county does.
Questions
Georgia sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Georgia?
The statewide base rate is 4%. Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
Is shipping taxable in Georgia?
Generally yes. In Georgia a delivery charge is taxable whether you bill it on its own or roll it in with handling.
That distinction catches people out, which is why our file carries both flags — TAX_SHIPPING_ALONE and TAX_SHIPPING_AND_HANDLING_TOGETHER — on every row, for the specific jurisdiction. Your system doesn't have to encode the rule.
How many sales tax jurisdictions are there in Georgia?
We track 169 bodies that actually levy a sales tax in Georgia — 159 counties, 5 cities and 5 special districts — across 940 GA ZIP codes. We count a county, city or district only where it charges something, not merely because it appears in the file.
Where can I download Georgia sales tax rates?
Every Sales Tax Systems edition includes Georgia along with the other 49 states, DC and Canada — we do not sell state-by-state files. Download a free sample to see the format and the GA rows in it.
Sales tax rates in other states
Georgia is one state. The file covers all of them.
Every edition includes all 50 states, DC and Canada, updated monthly, from $499/year.
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