Town guide

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, home to about 147,898 people across 107 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 31302, 31401, 31404, 31405, 31406, 31408, 31409, 31415, 31419 and 31421, and parts of 31407 are in Savannah too.

Homes sold for a median of $193 per square foot across 8 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 8 were seller’s markets.

Population147,8981,384 per sq mi

Median home value$248,900Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$193Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking13%Median of 8 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Savannah

11 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Bloomingdale, GA31302 Balanced $164/sq ft −2.9% vs. last year 5.1 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 26/100

Mostly Savannah; also Bloomingdale

Savannah, GA31401 Buyer’s market $346/sq ft −11.4% vs. last year 8.3 months of supply · 5% sold over asking Competition 6/100

All in Savannah

Savannah, GA31404 Buyer’s market $209/sq ft −10.9% vs. last year 6.8 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 19/100

Mostly Savannah; also Thunderbolt

Savannah, GA31405 Balanced $217/sq ft +2.2% vs. last year 4 months of supply · 14% sold over asking Competition 28/100

Mostly Savannah; also Garden City

Savannah, GA31406 Balanced $217/sq ft −9.2% vs. last year 4.3 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 28/100

Mostly Savannah; also Montgomery and Isle of Hope

Savannah, GA31408 Balanced $159/sq ft −8.9% vs. last year 5.7 months of supply · 21% sold over asking

Mostly Savannah; also Garden City and Pooler

Savannah, GA31409Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

All in Savannah

Savannah, GA31415 Balanced $167/sq ft −1.9% vs. last year 5.2 months of supply · 12% sold over asking Competition 16/100

Mostly Savannah; also Garden City

Savannah, GA31419 Balanced $178/sq ft −7.0% vs. last year 5.1 months of supply · 16% sold over asking Competition 29/100

Mostly Savannah; also Georgetown and Henderson

Savannah, GA31421Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly Savannah

Port Wentworth, GA31407 Balanced $168/sq ft −10.6% vs. last year 5.3 months of supply · 18% sold over asking Competition 33/100

Mostly Port Wentworth; part is in Savannah

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Savannah. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Savannah at a glance

City · Chatham County, GA

Population	147,8981,384 per square mile
Land area	107 square milesplus 4.8 of water
Median household income	$57,137average $80,242
Median home value	$248,900as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,382/month
Homes lived in by owners	45%
Single-family houses	56% of homes
Median year built	1971
Average household	2.36 people
Median age	34
Average commute	21 minutes12% work from home
Adults with a degree	33%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Savannah

Distances

Nearest major airport	Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Jacksonville, FL121 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Philadelphia, PA646 miles away

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

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

Who represents Savannah

U.S. Representative · Georgia’s 1st DistrictEarl L. "Buddy" Carter (R)
U.S. SenatorJon Ossoff (D)
U.S. SenatorRaphael G. Warnock (D)
GovernorBrian Kemp (R)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataVan R. Johnson

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

Savannah had 147,780 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 5th 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).

Weather by month

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 (7 miles away).

Jobs in Chatham County

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).

Health care

3,098 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Savannah’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Candler HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Savannah3.0 miles
St. Joseph's Hospital - SavannahGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Savannah3.8 miles
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Savannah4.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	319
Specialist doctors	777
Dentists	199
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	792
Mental health providers	641
Physical and occupational therapists	291
Optometrists	30
Chiropractors	49
Pharmacies	71

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 Savannah

Parks (114 nearby)

Tom Triplett Park · 192 acres4.6 mi
Pennyworth Island - Natural Resource Park 6 · 147 acres6.7 mi
Lake Mayer Community Park · 94 acres6.0 mi
L. Scott Stell Park · 94 acres6.4 mi
County Owned Savannah and Ogeechee Canal (DB 100U/509) · 87 acres4.1 mi
Daffin Park · 78 acres5.5 mi

Grocery stores (26 nearby)

Kroger3.0 mi
Commissary3.2 mi
Target3.7 mi
Fresh Market3.9 mi

Pharmacies (12 nearby)

Walgreens2.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.1 mi
Walgreens4.2 mi

Libraries (12 nearby)

Garden City Library2.4 mi
Southwest Chatham Library3.6 mi
Forest City Library Branch3.7 mi
Lane Library4.1 mi
Chatham County - Oglethorpe Library4.2 mi

Museums (24 nearby)

Savannah African Art Museum4.7 mi
Georgia State Railroad Museum5.0 mi
Savannah Children's Museum5.0 mi
Roundhouse Railroad Museum5.1 mi
Savannah History Museum5.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (8 nearby)

Forsyth Park Amphitheater5.1 mi
Savannah Cultural Arts Center5.3 mi
Savannah Theatre5.5 mi
City Market Art Center5.6 mi
City market open air music5.6 mi

Counts are within about 6.5 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 1733.

Colleges and universities

Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Campus
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah State University
South University
Ralston College
Mercer University Health Sciences Center
Savannah State University College of Business Administration
Savannah State University College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Sports teams

Savannah Ghost Pirates ECHL
Savannah Bananas Coastal Plain League

Notable people born here

Dianna Agron (1986) · American actress
Flannery O'Connor (1925) · American writer (1925–1964)
Stacy Keach (1941) · American actor
Miriam Hopkins (1902) · American actress (1902-1972)
Charles Coburn (1877) · American film, theater actor (1877–1961)
Ellen Axson Wilson (1860) · First Lady of the United States from 1913 to 1914
Conrad Aiken (1889) · American novelist and poet (1889–1973)
John C. Frémont (1813) · American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)

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

Schools in Savannah

Public schools here are run by Savannah-Chatham County, Department of Juvenile Justice. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (50)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Bloomingdale Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	350	Public	9.6 mi
Butler Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	524	Public	3.4 mi
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	216	Charter	0.6 mi
Ellis Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	419	Public	4.6 mi
Esther F. Garrison School for the ArtsSavannah	Pre-K–8	770	Public	4.9 mi
Gadsden Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	493	Public	4.6 mi
Garden City Elementary SchoolGarden City	Pre-K–5	597	Public	3.7 mi
Georgetown SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	544	Public	5.3 mi
Godley Station SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	1,585	Public	10.0 mi
Gould Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	559	Public	0.9 mi
Haven Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	361	Public	3.0 mi
Heard Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	636	Public	4.4 mi
Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning CenterSavannah	Pre-K–K	324	Public	5.7 mi
Hesse SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	996	Public	5.9 mi
Hodge Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	420	Public	3.8 mi
Isle of Hope SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	569	Public	7.7 mi
Jacob G. Smith Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	466	Public	4.4 mi
New Hampstead K-8 SchoolBloomingdale	Pre-K–8	1,118	Public	9.1 mi
Otis J Brock III Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	568	Public	4.3 mi
Pulaski Elementary SChoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	1,147	Public	3.1 mi
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon LowSavannah	Pre-K–12	605	Public	5.6 mi
Southwest Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	769	Public	5.7 mi
UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment CenterSavannah	Pre-K–12	69	Public	4.9 mi
White Bluff Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	701	Public	4.3 mi
Windsor Forest Elementary SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–5	656	Public	4.7 mi
Savannah Classical Academy Charter SchoolSavannah	K–8	349	Charter	5.4 mi
Susie King Taylor Community SchoolSavannah	K–8	284	Charter	4.7 mi
Andrea B Williams Elementary SchoolSavannah	1–5	414	Public	6.0 mi
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning AcademySavannah	1–12	441	Public	3.5 mi
Shuman Elementary SchoolSavannah	1–5	482	Public	6.5 mi

And 20 more.

Private schools (18)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Blessed Sacrament SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	420	Roman Catholic	5.3 mi
Butler Christian AcademySavannah	Pre-K–12	111	Pentecostal	5.4 mi
Calvary Day SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–12	1,100	Baptist	4.8 mi
Hancock Day SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	416	Nonsectarian	6.6 mi
Rambam Day SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	60	Jewish	4.1 mi
Savannah Country Day SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–12	1,004	Nonsectarian	5.2 mi
St James Catholic SchoolSavannah	Pre-K–8	353	Roman Catholic	5.5 mi
Urban Christian AcademySavannah	Pre-K–12	20	Pentecostal	1.9 mi
Veritas AcademySavannah	Pre-K–12	163	Presbyterian	5.5 mi
Gods Heritage Christian AcademySavannah	K–12	9	Christian (no specific denomination)	3.9 mi
Ramah Junior AcademySavannah	K–8	41	Seventh-day Adventist	3.8 mi
Savana Legacy AcadamySavannah	K–8	44	Christian (no specific denomination)	5.5 mi
Chatham AcademySavannah	1–12	83	Nonsectarian	4.7 mi
Ramah Junior AcademySavannah	1–8	40	Seventh-day Adventist	3.8 mi
St John AcademySavannah	2–12	30	Baptist	6.4 mi
Bethesda AcademySavannah	6–12	89	Seventh-day Adventist	7.2 mi
Benedictine Military SchoolSavannah	9–12	410	Roman Catholic	5.2 mi
Advance Academy at Matthew Reardon Ctr for AutismSavannah	Ungraded	40	Nonsectarian	3.5 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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