Welcome to Port Wentworth ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Wentworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

A typical abbreviation for Port Wentworth: Prt. Wentworth

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Wentworth has a population of 9,651 people<3> (see below for details).

Port Wentworth is near sea level<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Port Wentworth: (912)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Wentworth had an population of 9,651 people. This is an increase of 80.09% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Wentworth had a population of 5,359 people. This makes Port Wentworth the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Port Wentworth represents 0.06% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Wentworth.

Communities near Port Wentworth ...

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

• Savannah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Bluffton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Pooler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <5>
• Richmond Hill
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Rincon
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• Garden City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Hardeeville
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Rossignol Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Bloomingdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <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 Port Wentworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Wentworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Wentworth ...

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

Adding Port Wentworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Wentworth 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 Port Wentworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Wentworth post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Wentworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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