Map of Sylvester city, Georgia

Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,188 at the 2010 and at 5,865 (2019) census. The city is the county seat and business center of Worth County and is claimed to be the Peanut Capital of the World due to its peanut production.

Sylvester city overview:
Name:	Sylvester city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Worth County
Elevation:	387 ft (118 m)
Total Area:	6.60 sq mi (17.09 km²)
Land Area:	6.56 sq mi (16.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	5,644
Population Density:	860.37/sq mi (332.21/km²)
ZIP code:	31791
Area code:	229
FIPS code:	1375188
GNISfeature ID:	0356576

Online Interactive Map

Sylvester online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Sylvester location map. Where is Sylvester city?

Sylvester location on the U.S. Map. Where is Sylvester city. — Sylvester location on the U.S. Map.

Sylvester location on the Georgia map. Where is Sylvester city. — Location of Sylvester in Georgia.

History

Sylvester was platted in 1893. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.

Sylvester Road Map

Sylvester city Satellite Map

Geography

Sylvester is located at 31°31′53″N 83°50′10″W / 31.53139°N 83.83611°W / 31.53139; -83.83611 (31.531425, -83.836233).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km), of which 5.7 square miles (15 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (0.52%) is water.

Sylvester is located on U.S. Highway 82 at the junction of Georgia State Route 33. Georgia State Route 256 enters into southeast Sylvester, where it is co-designated Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.