Centerville Georgia Map

About Centerville, Georgia

Centerville is a locality in Wilkes 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 occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay piedmont where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its slow descent. It lies 28.4 miles east-southeast of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west-northwest of Washington. The Centerville Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the local landscape, its waters feeding the verdant thickets that thrive in the humid, heavy air. To the north, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains offers a faint, jagged promise of elevation, though here the terrain remains defined by the subtle, rhythmic swells of the Georgia interior. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of University of Georgia Farm Lake mirrors the expansive sky, providing a stillness that contrasts with the low-lying, tangled brush of the nearby Beef Cattle Research Farm.

Centerville grew from the steady labor of those who worked the soil, finding in the heavy, iron-rich ground a foundation for a life tied to the rhythms of agriculture and commerce. The local economy has shifted from the slow, deliberate pace of the early agrarian years toward a modern vitality, yet the character of the place remains tethered to the longleaf pine and the sprawling, opportunistic reach of kudzu. Days in Centerville unfold with a predictable, grounded grace, marked by the steady hum of vehicles and the shifting shadows cast by oak and pine. It is a place where the history of the land is written in the texture of the clay and the persistent flow of the branch, maintaining a quiet dignity that resists the frantic pace of the larger world.

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 Wilkes County (Washington), 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.