Centerville Georgia Map

About Centerville, Georgia

Centerville is a locality in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,228. The population density is 805.3 people per km². Centerville is located at 32.6344°N, 83.6866°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Centerville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 31827, 39823, 30660.

Centerville emerges from the red-clay piedmont where the landscape settles into a quiet, terrestrial patience, defined by the winding passage of Centerville Creek as it cuts through the earth. It lies 3.9 miles south-southwest of Snellville, GA (from Snellville, GA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 6.5 miles northeast of Redan. The air here holds the weight of inland humidity, a stillness that clings to the longleaf pine and the tangled vines of kudzu that soften the sharp edges of the terrain. To the north, the distant blue suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains haunts the horizon, though the immediate world remains intimate, marked by the quiet shimmer of Norris Lake just a short distance away. Sunlight filters through the canopy of Yellow River Park, casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the forest floor, turning the very dust of the road into something fleeting and precious in the late afternoon heat.

Centerville functions as a steady pulse in the region, its economy rooted in the pragmatic rhythms of agriculture and the expansion of modern commerce that radiates from the nearby metropolis. The history of the area is etched not in grand monuments, but in the slow, deliberate transition from fields of peach and pecan to the suburban sprawl that now characterizes the landscape. Daily life proceeds with an unassuming focus, where the movement of cars along paved arteries replaces the older, slower transit of mule and wagon, yet the fundamental character remains tied to the soil. Residents navigate the intersection of past and present, finding a distinct, grounded beauty in the way the light catches the metallic sheen of a new storefront against the backdrop of ancient, unyielding clay.

About This Centerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centerville, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.634378, -83.686627. 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 Centerville includes the ZIP code (31827, 39823, 30660), telephone area code (770, 678, 912), county seat of Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville), and school district assignment (Houston 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.