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
Orange pin: Port Wentworth. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Atlanta.

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.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 10,879. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

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
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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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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