Georgia · Census place 1351072

Metter, Georgia

Metter is a city in Candler County, Georgia with an estimated 4,021 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 168th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,021; #168 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020: +0.1%; +5 people
Land area: 7.5 sq mi; + 0.19 sq mi water
Density: 535 / sq mi; State median 1,234

Orange pin: Metter. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Atlanta.

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Metter population, 2020 to 2024

Metter added 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.1%. In the latest year it moved by +12.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,004. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Metter covers 7.51 square miles of land and 0.19 of water, for 535 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Metter is less dense than the typical town.

What county Metter is in

All of Metter's residents live in Candler County, which had 11,130 residents in 2024. Metter holds 36.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Metter

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Metter by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30439. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Metter is

The Census internal point of Metter is at 32.394500, -82.062400. Atlanta, the capital, is 164.0 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Statesboro, GA (35,226 people), 17.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA, 56.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 32.394500, -82.062400
DMS: 32°23'40.20"N 82°03'44.64"W
UTM: 17N 400080.2E 3584660.7N
Geohash: djv8k95zx
Plus code: 864V9WVQ+R2

Daylight in Metter

At 32.39° N, Metter gets about 14 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 15 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Metter

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Twin City, 14.1 miles away, with 1,767 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Metter, GA?

4,021 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 5 (0.1%) from 4,016 in July 2020.

What county is Metter in?

Candler County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Metter?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30439.

How far is Metter from Atlanta?

164.0 miles (263.9 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Metter.

What is the nearest larger city to Metter?

Statesboro, GA, with 35,226 residents, 17.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.