Deenwood Georgia Map

About Deenwood, Georgia

Deenwood is a locality in Ware County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,360. The population density is 269.4 people per km². Deenwood is located at 31.2219°N, 82.3854°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31501.

Deenwood breathes the humid air of south Georgia, a place where the land lies low and flat, ribboned by the slow, dark waters of the Okefenokee Swamp's edge. It lies 53.1 miles west of Brunswick, GA (from Brunswick, GA: bearing 276°T), and is situated 1.9 miles west-north-west of Waycross. Pines stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, takes on a honeyed quality, filtering through the dense canopy to paint fleeting mosaics on the sandy soil. Here, the world unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a gentle, yielding rhythm that feels as old as the cypress knees emerging from the marshy fringes. The story of Deenwood is intertwined with the rich, dark peat of the Okefenokee, a resource that once fueled a thriving naval stores industry, with turpentine and rosin flowing like liquid gold from the towering pines. This legacy, a testament to the grit and ingenuity of those who settled these lands, still hums beneath the surface, a quiet echo in the local economy that now leans into timber and agriculture. The broad, clear skies above Deenwood, unbroken by skyscrapers, seem to hold a particular kind of freedom, a spirit that has drawn generations to its quiet embrace.

About This Deenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deenwood, Georgia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.221883, -82.385409. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Deenwood and Ware County.

Detailed location data for Deenwood includes the ZIP code (31503), telephone area code (229), county seat of Ware County (Waycross), and school district assignment (Ware County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Deenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.