Georgia · Census place 1373256

Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro is a city in Bulloch County, Georgia with an estimated 35,226 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 35th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
35,226
#35 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+5.3%
+1,762 people
Land area
15.0 sq mi
+ 0.31 sq mi water
Density
2,347 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: Statesboro. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Statesboro population, 2020 to 2024

Statesboro added 1,762 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.3%. In the latest year it moved by +791. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 64th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Statesboro is 2.2 times that size.

33.5k202033.3k202134.3k202234.4k202335.2k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 33,427. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Statesboro covers 15.01 square miles of land and 0.31 of water, for 2,347 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Statesboro is denser than the typical town.

What county Statesboro is in

All of Statesboro's residents live in Bulloch County, which had 85,454 residents in 2024. Statesboro holds 41.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Statesboro

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Statesboro by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30458, 30460, 30461. 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 Statesboro is

The Census internal point of Statesboro is at 32.437700, -81.775600. Atlanta, the capital, is 176.3 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hinesville, GA (36,583 people), 43.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA, 44.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
32.437700, -81.775600
DMS
32°26'15.72"N 81°46'32.16"W
UTM
17N 427089.6E 3589217.8N
Geohash
djvbe1hg6
Plus code
864WC6QF+3Q

Daylight in Statesboro

At 32.44° N, Statesboro 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 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Statesboro

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Brooklet, 7.0 miles away, with 2,063 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Statesboro, GA?

35,226 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,762 (5.3%) from 33,464 in July 2020.

What county is Statesboro in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Statesboro?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 30458, 30460, 30461.

How far is Statesboro from Atlanta?

176.3 miles (283.7 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Statesboro.

What is the nearest larger city to Statesboro?

Hinesville, GA, with 36,583 residents, 43.2 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.