Tybee Island, Georgia

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The coastal city of Tybee Island is located in Chatham County.

Typical abbreviation for Tybee Island: Tybee Is. (or less commonly used: Tybee Isld. or Tybee Islnd.. In Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Tybee Island, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Tybee Island had a population of 3,392 people^<1> (or 1.46% of the total population of Chatham County). The population of Tybee Island represented 0.04% of the total of Georgia, making it the state's 142nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Tybee Island had a population of 3,860 people. This is an increase of 13.8% 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 Tybee Island.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Garden City	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	9,414	16.61% decrease
	Isle of Hope	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Savannah	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	132,410	0.68% increase
	Thunderbolt	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,616	11.79% increase
	Vernonburg	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	133	3.62% decrease
	Whitemarsh Island	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---

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

Website for Tybee Island

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) Tybee Island. 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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