Poulan Georgia Map

About Poulan, Georgia

Poulan is a locality in Worth County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 760. The population density is 175.4 people per km². Poulan is located at 31.5130°N, 83.7877°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Poulan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 31781.

Poulan emerges from the flat, iron-rich earth of the Georgia plains, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 17.0 miles west-northwest of Tifton, GA (from Tifton, GA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 3.1 miles east-southeast of Sylvester. Warrior Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the dense canopy of longleaf pines that define the perimeter of the territory. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness during the afternoon, though the light at dusk softens into a pale amber that catches the dust rising from the quiet roads. Only a mile away, the stillness of Sumner Lake offers a mirror to the clouds, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Rattlesnake Ridge marks the furthest reach of the view. Within the center of the grid, Poulan City Park provides a small, green anchor where the local grass grows thick and resilient against the summer heat.

Poulan carries the weight of a traditional agricultural legacy, built upon the red-clay soil that has long sustained the cycles of planting and harvest. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, where the cultivation of pecans and the quiet industry of the fields dictate the pace of the weeks. Life moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, shaped by the shade of the courthouse square and the simple architecture of buildings that have weathered decades of Southern heat. While the world beyond the county line accelerates, the daily existence in Poulan persists in a state of calm continuity, defined by the sound of wind in the pines and the persistent, slow movement of the regional creek. The character of the people is etched into this adherence to the seasons, a quiet endurance that values the shade of the afternoon and the steady labor of the harvest.

About This Poulan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Poulan, Georgia. Coordinates: 31.512958, -83.787675. 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 Poulan includes the ZIP code (31781), telephone area code (229), county seat of Worth County (Sylvester), and school district assignment (Worth 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.