Sumner is a town in Worth County, Georgia, home to about 439 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31789.
Homes sold for a median of $124 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sumner. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)140 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX702 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sumner; 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.
Sumner had 445 residents in the 2020 census, up 44% since 2000.
It’s the 515th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Worth County grew from 18,664 residents in 1900 to 20,784 in 2020.
Worth County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 48.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tifton, GA weather station (16 miles away).
2,375 jobs at 288 businesses in Worth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sumner.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
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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