Cecil is a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, home to about 486 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31627, and parts of 31632 are in Cecil too.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Cecil
Part is in Cecil, part in Hahira
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cecil. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)107 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX720 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cecil; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cecil had 284 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 502nd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Lowndes County grew from 20,036 residents in 1900 to 118,251 in 2020.
Lowndes County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Valdosta Rgnl Ap, GA weather station (17 miles away).
41,979 jobs at 2,872 businesses in Lowndes County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hahira.
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