Montgomery is a community in Chatham County, Georgia, home to about 4,976 people across 5.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 31406.
Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Savannah; part is in Montgomery
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montgomery. 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)11 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA646 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Montgomery; 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.
Montgomery had 4,443 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 172nd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Chatham County grew from 71,239 residents in 1900 to 295,291 in 2020.
Chatham 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 40°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Savannah Intl Ap, GA weather station (12 miles away).
153,824 jobs at 9,037 businesses in Chatham County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
830 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montgomery.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 80 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 146 |
| Dentists | 50 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 207 |
| Mental health providers | 205 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 101 |
| Optometrists | 14 |
| Chiropractors | 27 |
| Pharmacies | 20 |
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.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Savannah-Chatham County, Department of Juvenile Justice. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesse SchoolSavannah | Pre-K–8 | 996 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Isle of Hope SchoolSavannah | Pre-K–8 | 569 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment CenterSavannah | Pre-K–12 | 69 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| White Bluff Elementary SchoolSavannah | Pre-K–5 | 701 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| DJJ Chatham Multi Service CenterSavannah | 6–12 | — | Special Education | 1.5 mi |
| Oglethorpe Charter SchoolSavannah | 6–8 | 567 | Charter | 1.3 mi |
| The STEM Academy at BartlettSavannah | 6–8 | 625 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Jenkins High SchoolSavannah | 9–12 | 1,265 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Day SchoolSavannah | Pre-K–8 | 416 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| St James Catholic SchoolSavannah | Pre-K–8 | 353 | Roman Catholic | 0.2 mi |
| Chatham AcademySavannah | 1–12 | 83 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| St John AcademySavannah | 2–12 | 30 | Baptist | 2.5 mi |
| Bethesda AcademySavannah | 6–12 | 89 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.1 mi |
| Benedictine Military SchoolSavannah | 9–12 | 410 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Savannah, Isle of Hope and Dutch Island.
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