Screven, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
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Screven (/skrɪvm/) is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 769 in 2020. Although it was a railroad town as early as 1857, it was not officially chartered until August 19, 1907.
Screven, Georgia | |
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City hall | |
 Location in Wayne County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jason Weaver |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2) |
| • Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 769 |
| • Density | 356.6/sq mi (137.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31560 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-69448[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332994[3] |
| Website | www |
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Screven as a town in 1907.[4]
Geography
Screven is located at 31°29′6″N 82°0′59″W (31.485008, −82.016305).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.
