Welcome to Odum ...

The city of Odum is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Odum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Odum has a population of 503 people<2> (see below for details).

Odum is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Odum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Odum is located in the (912) area code.

The ZIP code for Odum: 31555<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Odum had an population of 503 people. This is a decrease of 0.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Odum had a population of 504 people. This makes Odum the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 504 people, the population of Odum increased 25.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 403 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Odum.

Communities Also Named Odum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Odum - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Odum.

Communities near Odum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odum.

• Jesup
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <5>
• Glennville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Glennville is located in Tattnall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <5>
• Donald
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Donald is located in Long County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
• Ludowici
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
  • Ludowici is located in Long County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <5>
• Screven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven
  • Screven is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Screven <5>
• Pendarvis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
  • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
• Offerman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerman
  • Offerman is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Offerman <5>
• Surrency
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrency
  • Surrency is located in Appling County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrency <5>
• Madray Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
  • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
• Bristol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Odum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Odum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odum.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Odum. See our Newspapers Page for Odum.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odum ...

Looking for more information about Odum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Odum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Odum.

Adding Odum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Odum was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Odum on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/