Savannah, Georgia

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The city of Savannah is located in Chatham County and is the county seat.

Savannah is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Savannah can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Savannah had a population of 131,510 people^<3> (or 56.6% of the total population of Chatham County). The population of Savannah represented 1.61% of the total of Georgia, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Savannah had a population of 132,410 people. This is an increase of 0.68% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Savannah.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomingdale	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,633	1.2% decrease
	Garden City	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	9,414	16.61% decrease
	Georgetown	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Pooler	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	14,875	138.42% increase
	Port Wentworth	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,560	39.19% increase
	Richmond Hill	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	10,571	51.9% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Savannah.

Websites for Savannah

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The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Savannah. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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