Back فولكستون Arabic فلکستون، جورجیا AZB Folkston Catalan Фолкстон (Джорджи) CE Folkston CEB Folkston CH Folkston, Georgia Welsh Folkston Spanish Folkston (Georgia) Basque فلکستون، جورجیا Persian
Folkston, Georgia | |
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 Top, left to right: Charlton County Courthouse, Folkston Funnel, Folkston Train Museum, City Hall, Downtown Folkston, Okefenokee Swamp | |
 Logo | |
| Motto: "Gateway to the Okefenokee"[1] | |
 Location in Charlton County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′4″N 82°0′17″W / 30.83444°N 82.00472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Charlton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lee Gowen |
| • City Manager | Leonard H. Lloyd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.19 sq mi (10.86 km2) |
| • Land | 4.19 sq mi (10.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,464 |
| • Density | 1,065.14/sq mi (411.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31537 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | [3] |
| GNIS feature ID | [4] |
| Website | charltoncountyga.us/city-of-folkston |
Folkston is a city in and the county seat of Charlton County, Georgia, United States.[6][7] The population was 4,464 in 2020.
- ^ "City of Folkston Georgia Website". City of Folkston Georgia Website. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Folkston". Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Profile for Folkston, Georgia, GA". ePodunk. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2012.