Epworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Epworth had a population of 668. 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 (the county seat to the south) and McCaysville (on the Tennessee state line to the north).
Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Epworth was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. It was first named Atalla.
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.
Epworth was first listed as a town in the 1910 U.S. census; and was listed as such in the 1920 and 1930 U.S. census. It no longer appeared in the 1940 U.S. census. It was relisted as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 668 people living In Epworth.
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.