Town guide

Summertown, Georgia

Summertown is a city in Emanuel County, Georgia, home to about 210 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30441.

Homes sold for a median of $268 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population210266 per sq mi
Median home value$80,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$268Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Summertown

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Summertown

Distances

Nearest major airportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)78 miles away
Closer regional airportAugusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA142 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA631 miles away

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

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

Who represents Summertown

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

Summertown had 121 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.

It’s the 594th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Emanuel County grew from 21,279 residents in 1900 to 22,768 in 2020.

Summertown population by census2000: 140, 2010: 160, 2020: 121140200016020101212020

Emanuel County, 1900–2020

Emanuel County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,279, 1910: 25,140, 1920: 25,862, 1930: 24,101, 1940: 23,517, 1950: 19,789, 1960: 17,815, 1970: 18,189, 1980: 20,795, 1990: 20,546, 2000: 21,837, 2010: 22,598, 2020: 22,76821K’00’1026K’20’3024K’40’5018K’60’7021K’80’9022K’00’1023K’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 34°F. About 45.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SummertownJan: high 57°F, low 34°F, 4.1 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 37°F, 4.2 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 51°F, 3.4 in; May: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 70°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 70°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 86°F, low 64°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 77°F, low 53°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 42°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 60°F, low 37°F, 4 in57°34°Jan4.161°37°Feb4.268°44°Mar4.276°51°Apr3.483°60°May3.389°68°Jun4.592°70°Jul4.590°70°Aug4.886°64°Sep3.177°53°Oct2.867°42°Nov2.960°37°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Midville Exp Stn, GA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Emanuel County

5,792 jobs at 413 businesses in Emanuel County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Emanuel CountyManufacturing: 2,126 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,082 jobs; Retail trade: 794 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 481 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 265 jobs; Wholesale trade: 199 jobs; Other services: 180 jobs; Finance and insurance: 153 jobsManufacturing 37% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 3% Other services 3% Finance and insurance 3%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Jefferson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Louisville15.5 miles
  • Jenkins County Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Millen16.1 miles
  • Burke Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Waynesboro18.8 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Summertown

Libraries

  • Midville Public Library3.7 mi

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 Midville.

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