Waycross, Georgia

Waycross
City
City of Waycross
Images from top, left to right: Downtown Waycross, Confederate memorial, alligator in the Okefenokee Swamp, Waycross City Hall, World War I memorial, Downtown Waycross Historic District, Ware County Courthouse
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Motto:  Headwaters of the Okefenokee
Location in Ware County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°12′50″N 82°21′18″W / 31.21389°N 82.35500°W / 31.21389; -82.35500
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Ware[1]
Government
• Mayor	Michael-Angelo James[2]
Area [3]
• City	11.96 sq mi (30.97 km2)
• Land	11.87 sq mi (30.73 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	131 ft (40 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	13,942
• Density	1,174.95/sq mi (453.65/km2)
• Urban	36,312
• Metro	54,494
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	31501-31502-31503
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-80956[4]
GNIS feature ID	0356622[5]
Website	waycrossga.gov

Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census.

Waycross includes two historic districts (Downtown Waycross Historic District and Waycross Historic District) and several other properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Lott Cemetery, the First African Baptist Church and Parsonage, and the Obediah Barber Homestead (which is seven miles south of the city).