Welcome to Pooler ...

The city of Pooler is located in Chatham County<1>.

The location of Pooler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pooler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pooler has a population of 25,774 people<3> (see below for details).

Pooler is near sea level<4>.

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

The area code for Pooler: (912)

The ZIP code for Pooler: 31322<5>

Websites for Pooler ...

Official Website: www.pooler-ga.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pooler had an population of 25,774 people. This is an increase of 34.66% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pooler had a population of 19,140 people (or 7.22% of the total population of Chatham County). This makes Pooler the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pooler represents 0.2% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.

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

Communities near Pooler ...

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

• Savannah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <6>
• Richmond Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <6>
• Rincon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <6>
• Port Wentworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <6>
• Garden City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>
• Hardeeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <6>
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
• Rossignol Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Exley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
  • Exley is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
• Montgomery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people

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 Pooler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pooler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pooler. 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 Pooler.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pooler ...

Looking for more information about Pooler? 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 Pooler, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pooler.

Adding Pooler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pooler 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 Pooler was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1864.

We also found Pooler in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Pooler post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pooler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pooler: www.pooler-ga.com/

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

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