Georgia · Census place 1378800

Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta is a city in Lowndes County, Georgia with an estimated 55,667 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 19th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 55,667; #19 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020: +0.4%; +243 people
Land area: 36.0 sq mi; + 0.44 sq mi water
Density: 1,547 / sq mi; State median 1,234

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

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Valdosta population, 2020 to 2024

Valdosta added 243 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.4%. In the latest year it moved by +678. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 109th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Valdosta is 3.4 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 55,392. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Valdosta covers 35.99 square miles of land and 0.44 of water, for 1,547 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Valdosta is denser than the typical town.

What county Valdosta is in

All of Valdosta's residents live in Lowndes County, which had 122,082 residents in 2024. Valdosta holds 45.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Valdosta

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Valdosta by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 31601, 31602, 31605, 31698. 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 Valdosta is

The Census internal point of Valdosta is at 30.850100, -83.278800. Atlanta, the capital, is 210.5 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tallahassee, FL (205,089 people), 64.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 30.850100, -83.278800
DMS: 30°51'0.36"N 83°16'43.68"W
UTM: 17N 282084.9E 3415212.4N
Geohash: djkz8bn4z
Plus code: 862RVP2C+2F

Daylight in Valdosta

At 30.85° N, Valdosta gets about 14 h 09 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 00 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Valdosta

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Remerton, 1.8 miles away, with 1,298 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Valdosta, GA?

55,667 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 243 (0.4%) from 55,424 in July 2020.

What county is Valdosta in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Valdosta?

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 31601, 31602, 31605, 31698.

How far is Valdosta from Atlanta?

210.5 miles (338.8 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Valdosta.

What is the nearest larger city to Valdosta?

Tallahassee, FL, with 205,089 residents, 64.0 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.