Meldrim Georgia Map

About Meldrim, Georgia

Meldrim is a locality in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Meldrim is located at 32.1433°N, 81.3779°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 31318.

Meldrim occupies a quiet expanse of flat, pine-shadowed earth where the heavy heat of the afternoon hangs suspended in the branches of longleaf pines. It lies 7.9 miles west-northwest of Pooler, GA (from Pooler, GA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west of Bloomingdale. The landscape unfolds in a series of wooded thickets and open patches of red-clay soil, a terrain defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Little Ogeechee River, which winds its way through the brush only a mile away. Three miles distant, the waters of Zeigler Pond settle into a stillness that mirrors the thick, humid sky, while far to the northwest, the faint, hazy silhouette of Indigo Ridge suggests a rugged elevation that Meldrim itself never attempts to claim. Nature here is defined by the Greenspace Program Acquisition, a four-mile stretch of preserved land that keeps the encroaching wild at bay, allowing the light at dusk to settle in thin, golden ribbons across the forest floor.

Meldrim carries the quiet endurance of a place built upon the movement of freight and the steady labor of the land, shaped by a history that traces the iron lines of the railroad. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agricultural output and the modest pulse of local commerce, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s larger metropolitan centers. People here observe a cadence dictated by the seasons, where the scent of warm pine needles and damp earth defines the atmosphere of the morning commute. Though the modern world hums in the distance, the daily life of Meldrim persists with a singular, grounded focus, maintaining a character forged by the silent, steady persistence of its inhabitants.

About This Meldrim Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meldrim, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.143258, -81.37789. 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 Meldrim includes the ZIP code (31318), telephone area code (478), county seat of Effingham County (Springfield), and school district assignment.

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.