Lumber City is a city in Telfair County, Georgia, home to about 1,004 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31549.
Homes sold for a median of $123 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lumber City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)89 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN)76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA701 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lumber City; 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.
Lumber City had 967 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 383rd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Telfair County grew from 10,083 residents in 1900 to 12,477 in 2020.
Telfair 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 38°F. About 51.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hazlehurst, GA weather station (8 miles away).
1,399 jobs at 178 businesses in Telfair County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lumber City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
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