Georgia · Census place 1362328
Port Wentworth, Georgia
Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia with an estimated 14,865 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 81st largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 14,865
- #81 of 305 in Georgia
- Change since 2020
- +36.2%
- +3,947 people
- Land area
- 16.1 sq mi
- + 0.05 sq mi water
- Density
- 925 / sq mi
- State median 1,234
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Port Wentworth population, 2020 to 2024
Port Wentworth added 3,947 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +36.2%. In the latest year it moved by +350. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 4th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Port Wentworth is 91% of it.
Port Wentworth covers 16.07 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 925 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Port Wentworth is less dense than the typical town.
What county Port Wentworth is in
All of Port Wentworth's residents live in Chatham County, which had 307,336 residents in 2024. Port Wentworth holds 4.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Port Wentworth
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Port Wentworth by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 31407. 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 Port Wentworth is
The Census internal point of Port Wentworth is at 32.192000, -81.205700. Atlanta, the capital, is 213.5 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Pooler, GA (31,171 people), 6.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA, 12.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.192000, -81.205700
- DMS
- 32°11'31.20"N 81°12'20.52"W
- UTM
- 17N 480611.1E 3561736.3N
- Geohash
- djwr0h7gf
- Plus code
- 864W5QRV+RP
Daylight in Port Wentworth
At 32.19° N, Port Wentworth gets about 14 h 16 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Port Wentworth
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Pooler, 6.7 miles away, with 31,171 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Port Wentworth, GA?
14,865 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,947 (36.2%) from 10,918 in July 2020.
What county is Port Wentworth in?
Chatham County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Port Wentworth?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 31407.
How far is Port Wentworth from Atlanta?
213.5 miles (343.6 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Port Wentworth.
What is the nearest larger city to Port Wentworth?
Pooler, GA, with 31,171 residents, 6.6 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.