Back سيلفستر (جورجيا) Arabic سيلفستر (وورث, ولايه جورجيا) ARZ سیلوستر، جورجیا AZB Силвестър (Джорджия) Bulgarian Сильвестер (Джорджи) CE Sylvester (kapital sa kondado) CEB Sylvester, Georgia Welsh Sylvester (Georgia) Spanish Sylvester (Georgia) Basque سیلوستر، جورجیا Persian
Sylvester, Georgia | |
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 Sylvester City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Nickname: | |
| Motto: "Small Town. Big Heart."[1] | |
 Location in Worth County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′53″N 83°50′10″W / 31.53139°N 83.83611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Worth |
| Settled | 1893 |
| Incorporated (City) | December 21st, 1898 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.60 sq mi (17.09 km2) |
| • Land | 6.56 sq mi (16.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,644 |
| • Density | 860.37/sq mi (332.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31791 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-75188[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356576[5] |
| Website | cityofsylvester |
Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,644 in 2020. The city is the county seat[6] and business center of Worth County[7] and is claimed to be the Peanut Capital of the World due to its peanut production.[1]
- ^ a b c "City of Sylvester Georgia". City of Sylvester Georgia. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Sylvester". GeorgiaGov. Retrieved September 4, 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.
- ^ "Profile for Sylvester, Georgia, GA". ePodunk. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.