Buckhead Georgia Map

About Buckhead, Georgia

Buckhead is a locality in Bryan County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,441. The population density is 628.1 people per km². Buckhead is located at 31.8618°N, 81.2603°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 30625, 30305, 31324.

Buckhead manifests as a low-slung expanse where the heavy, humid air of the coastal plain settles among longleaf pines and tangled thickets. It lies 6.1 miles south-southeast of Richmond Hill, GA (from Richmond Hill, GA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-southwest of Georgetown. The land here remains stubbornly flat, a muted landscape defined by the rhythmic pull of the tides just twelve miles to the east and the dark, tannin-stained waters of the Tivoli River as it carves a slow path through the silt. Toward the western horizon, the distant, hazy silhouette of Spider Ridge breaks the monotony of the sky, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the damp, quiet reach of the Richmond Hill Wildlife Management Area. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, bruised quality, turning the marsh grasses into shades of copper and slate as the day dissolves into the humid silence of the coast.

Buckhead sustains a quiet, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic commerce of distant metropolitan centers, drawing its character from the cycles of the nearby wetlands and the remnants of its agrarian past. The local economy persists in a state of modest equilibrium, tethered to the natural rhythms of the tidewater and the land, with the proximity of Fort McAllister Marina serving as a focal point for those who navigate the salt-crusted channels. While the nearby expanse of Upper Lake George offers a freshwater stillness, the cultural gravity of Buckhead is pulled toward the brackish marshes and the heritage of the low country. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the slow migration of birds over the canopy and the way the salt air eventually claims the iron and wood of every porch and fence line in sight.

About This Buckhead Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckhead, Georgia. Coordinates: 31.861845, -81.260314. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Buckhead includes the ZIP code (30625, 30305, 31324), telephone area code (404, 470, 678, 478), county seat of Bryan County (Pembroke), and school district assignment (Bryan County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.