Meta Newton County
Social Circle, Newton County, GA
Meta Newton County is a mapped data center in Newton County, GA, operated by Facebook USA, Inc. and ultimately owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 460 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
Meta Newton County is a hyperscale data center in Social Circle, Newton County, Georgia, operated by Facebook USA, Inc. and ultimately owned by Meta Platforms, Inc. Operational since 2018, the site carries a reported power capacity of 460 MW, drawing electricity from Snapping Shoals El Member Corp within the SOCO balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Files asFacebook USA, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Newton County
In the news
source: Google News- DeKalb extends moratorium as data center backlash grows across GeorgiaSaportaReport· Jun 10, 2026
- Social Circle council members unanimously approve new data center complexThe Covington News· May 1, 2026
- Social Circle Council mulls new data center voteThe Covington News· Apr 7, 2026
- Georgia Today: UGA graduate killed; New data center in SW Georgia; Planned ICE detention facilitiesGeorgia Public Broadcasting· Mar 13, 2026
- Social Circle faces possible decertificationMonroe Local News· Mar 3, 2026
- Breaking: ICE detention center likely headed for Social Circle despite officials saying it’s not feasibleMonroe Local News· Feb 4, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Meta Platforms, Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
Georgia reported $474.2M in High-Technology Data Center Equipment Sales and Use Tax Exemption (O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3(68.1)) for FY2025 (Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA); economic analysis by UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 460 MW (disclosed IT power): 2 L/kWh cooling (hot climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in SOCO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Atlanta), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Indian Creek Middle School in Covington, is 0.9 mi from this site (814 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.