Savannah metropolitan area

Savannah, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area
Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro Combined Statistical Area
Downtown Savannah The Liberty County Courthouse in Hinesville The Averitt Center for the Arts in Downtown Statesboro
Map outlining the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro CSA
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Largest city	Savannah
Area
• Metro	1,569 sq mi (4,060 km2)
• CSA	3,265 sq mi (8,460 km2)
Population (2015)
• Density	238/sq mi (92/km2)
• Metro	379,199(138th)
• CSA	532,048(86th)
• CSA density	161/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	912

The Liberty County Courthouse in Hinesville

The Savannah metropolitan area is a metro area centered on the principal city of Savannah, Georgia. The official name given by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the Savannah, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other entities. The OMB defines this area as consisting of Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties in Georgia; its total population was estimated at 379,199 in 2015. In the official 2010 census, the Savannah MSA had a population of 347,611, an 18.6 percent increase from the 2000 population of 293,000. The Savannah MSA is the third most populous of fourteen Georgia MSAs (ranked after Atlanta and Augusta) as well as one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the state for the period 2000-2010 (exceeded only by Atlanta, Gainesville, Warner Robins and Brunswick).