Waresboro is a community in Ware County, Georgia, home to about 108 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 31564, and parts of 31503 are in Waresboro too.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population10836 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$134Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
ZIP codes in Waresboro
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Waresboro, GA31564Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Part is in Waresboro, part in Waycross and Deenwood
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Waresboro. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Waresboro
Distances
Nearest major airport
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)64 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Jacksonville, FL73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA730 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Waresboro; 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.
Population over time
It’s the 638th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Ware County grew from 13,761 residents in 1900 to 36,251 in 2020.
Ware 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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waycross 4 Ne, GA weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Ware County
12,693 jobs at 890 businesses in Ware County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Memorial Satilla HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · WaycrossUnder a mile
Bacon County HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Alma23.3 miles
Clinch Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Homerville26.4 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Waresboro
Parks (7 nearby)
Voight Field · 15 acres0.7 mi
Memorial Park · 10 acres1.0 mi
Monroe Park · 5 acres0.9 mi
Pernell Roberts Memorial Park · 4 acres0.5 mi
Phoenix Park · 1 acres0.4 mi
Plant Park · 1 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Crossway0.2 mi
Walmart Neighborhood Market0.8 mi
Kroger1.2 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.3 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Waycross-Ware County Public Library0.5 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
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