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Savannah, Ga.

Savannah, Georgia
City
City of Savannah
Downtown Savannah viewed from Bay Street
Savannah Historic District Forsyth Park
Congregation Mickve Israel River Street
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Talmadge Memorial Bridge with Port of Savannah in the background
Student Center at Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah Victorian Historic District
Flag of Savannah, Georgia
Flag
Official seal of Savannah, Georgia
Seal
Nickname(s): "The Hostess City of the South"
Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia
Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia
Savannah, Georgia is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia is located in the US
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°1′N 81°7′W / 32.017°N 81.117°W / 32.017; -81.117Coordinates: 32°1′N 81°7′W / 32.017°N 81.117°W / 32.017; -81.117
Country United States
State Georgia
County Chatham
Government
 • Mayor Eddie DeLoach
 • City Manager Rob Hernandez
Area
 • City 108.7 sq mi (281.5 km2)
 • Land 103.1 sq mi (267.1 km2)
 • Water 5.6 sq mi (14.4 km2)
Elevation 49 ft (15 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 136,286
 • Estimate (2016) 146,763
 • Density 1,321/sq mi (510.1/km2)
 • Metro 384,024
 • Demonym Savannahian
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP codes 31401-31499
Area code(s) 912
FIPS code 13-69000
GNIS feature ID 0322590
Website savannahga.gov

Savannah (/səˈvænə/) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth-largest city and third-largest metropolitan area.

Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA), the Georgia Historical Society (the oldest continually operating historical society in the South), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).


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