Town guide

Douglas, Georgia

Douglas is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, home to about 11,749 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 31533 and 31535.

Homes sold for a median of $116 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population11,749814 per sq mi
Median home value$133,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$116Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Douglas

2 ZIP codes

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Around Douglas

Distances

Nearest major airportJacksonville International Airport (JAX)97 miles away
Closer regional airportValdosta Regional Airport (VLD)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jacksonville, FL106 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA730 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Douglas; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Douglas

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Douglas had 11,722 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 100th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Coffee County grew from 16,169 residents in 1900 to 43,092 in 2020.

Douglas population by census2000: 10,639, 2010: 11,589, 2020: 11,72210,639200011,589201011,7222020

Coffee County, 1900–2020

Coffee County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,169, 1910: 21,953, 1920: 18,653, 1930: 19,739, 1940: 21,541, 1950: 23,961, 1960: 21,953, 1970: 22,828, 1980: 26,894, 1990: 29,592, 2000: 37,413, 2010: 42,356, 2020: 43,09216K’00’1019K’20’3022K’40’5022K’60’7027K’80’9037K’00’1043K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 47.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DouglasJan: high 60°F, low 37°F, 4.2 in; Feb: high 64°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 46°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 52°F, 3.2 in; May: high 85°F, low 60°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 68°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 70°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 70°F, 5.8 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 66°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 55°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 69°F, low 44°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4.1 in60°37°Jan4.264°40°Feb4.370°46°Mar4.878°52°Apr3.285°60°May2.789°68°Jun4.992°70°Jul4.690°70°Aug5.886°66°Sep3.578°55°Oct2.669°44°Nov2.863°40°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pridgen, GA weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Coffee County

15,091 jobs at 871 businesses in Coffee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Coffee CountyManufacturing: 4,019 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,393 jobs; Retail trade: 2,032 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,824 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,766 jobs; Wholesale trade: 661 jobs; Construction: 513 jobs; Administrative and support: 425 jobsManufacturing 27% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Transportation and warehousing 12% Wholesale trade 4% Construction 3% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

230 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Douglas’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Coffee Regional Medical Center, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Douglas1.9 miles
  • Bacon County HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Alma23.3 miles
  • Dorminy Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Fitzgerald28.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors24
Specialist doctors42
Dentists15
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants105
Mental health providers18
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists4
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies24

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Douglas

Parks (10 nearby)

  • WWII Flight Aviation Park · 25 acres0.4 mi
  • Wheeler Park · 10 acres2.0 mi
  • Eastside Park · 10 acres2.0 mi
  • Unity Park · 7 acres1.4 mi
  • Pine Street Park · 7 acres0.7 mi
  • Roundtree Center Park · 7 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.1 mi
  • Aldi1.9 mi
  • Dollar General Market2.1 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • William S Smith Library0.9 mi
  • Satilla Regional Library1.6 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • WWII Flight Training Museum0.4 mi
  • World War II Flight Training Museum0.4 mi
  • Museum Heritage Station1.7 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1855.

Notable people born here

  • Jennifer Nettles (1974) · American singer
  • Tyreek Hill (1994) · American football player (born 1994)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Douglas

Public schools here are run by Coffee County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Eastside Elementary SchoolDouglasPre-K–5575Public2.1 mi
Indian Creek ElementaryDouglasPre-K–5675Public2.0 mi
Satilla Elementary SchoolDouglasPre-K–5661Public4.7 mi
Westside Elementary SchoolDouglasPre-K–5625Public2.1 mi
Coffee Middle SchoolDouglas6–81,591Public3.9 mi
Coffee County High SchoolDouglas9–121,373Public4.7 mi
George Washington Carver Freshman CampusDouglas9–10493Public0.8 mi
Wiregrass Regional College and Career AcademyDouglas9–12215Public1.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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