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Thunderbolt is a town located in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, approximately five miles southeast of downtown Savannah. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,556. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thunderbolt runs along the western shore of the Wilmington River (a tidal river that is part of the U.S. Intracoastal Waterway). The town is important to Georgia’s shrimping industry, with scores of docks for shrimping trawlers. The town’s picturesque atmosphere and seafood restaurants draw many local visitors.

Thunderbolt town overview:
Name:	Thunderbolt town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Chatham County
Elevation:	20 ft (6 m)
Total Area:	1.56 sq mi (4.04 km²)
Land Area:	1.34 sq mi (3.48 km²)
Water Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km²)
Total Population:	2,556
Population Density:	1,903.20/sq mi (734.87/km²)
ZIP code:	31404, 31410
Area code:	912
FIPS code:	1376364
GNISfeature ID:	0333226
Website:	www.thunderboltga.org

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History

An early variant name was “Warsaw”. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town as “Warsaw” in 1856. An act of legislature officially changed the town’s name to “Thunderbolt” in 1921.

According to tradition, Thunderbolt was named from an incident when lightning strike caused a spring to open up.

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Geography

Thunderbolt is located at 32°1’56” North, 81°3’6″ West (32.032111, -81.051733).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km) is water.