Welcome to Wrens ...

The city of Wrens is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wrens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wrens has a population of 1,936 people<2> (see below for details).

Wrens is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wrens: (706) and (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Wrens: 30833<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wrens had an population of 1,936 people. This is a decrease of 11.48% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wrens had a population of 2,187 people (or 12.92% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Wrens the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wrens represents 0.02% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Wrens ...

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

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

Communities near Wrens ...

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

• Grovetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
  • Grovetown is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <6>
• Drone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
  • Drone is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
• Thomson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
  • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <6>
• Hephzibah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah
  • Hephzibah is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hephzibah <6>
• Harlem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Harlem is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <6>
• Louisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Davisboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisboro
  • Davisboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisboro <6>
• Megahee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
  • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
• Blythe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
  • Blythe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <6>
• Gibson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Gibson is located in Glascock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrens ...

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

Adding Wrens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wrens 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 Wrens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wrens post office opened in 1885.

We also found Wrens in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wrens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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