Springfield Georgia Map

About Springfield, Georgia

Springfield is a locality in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,703. The population density is 338.6 people per km². Springfield is located at 32.3636°N, 81.3029°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Springfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30909, 30188, 30669.

Springfield occupies a flat expanse of low-country terrain where the heavy, humid air clings to the longleaf pines and thickets of kudzu that define the horizon. It lies 1.4 miles southwest of Ellenwood, GA (from Ellenwood, GA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southeast of East Point. The earth here is a deep, iron-rich red, shifting into a fine, pale sand as one moves away from the dense woodlands that guard the periphery of the town. A mile to the west, the dark, slow-moving waters of Upton Creek cut a winding path through the soil, carving subtle depressions into the landscape, while the quiet surface of Lake Katherine sits only two miles distant, reflecting the pale, washed-out blue of the Georgia sky. On the far western horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains appear as faint, jagged ink-smudges against the dusk, offering a cold contrast to the sultry stillness of the plains.

Springfield maintains a slow, deliberate pace of life, centered around the commerce of agriculture and the quiet endurance of its local institutions. Residents gather at the Tar Creek Mini Park, a modest patch of green that serves as a communal anchor for the neighborhood, marking the site where the town’s daily rhythms are most visible. The economy remains tethered to the produce of the surrounding fields, where the cycles of peach and pecan harvests dictate the seasonal flow of labor and trade. Unlike the rapid expansion seen in the state’s northern metropolitan hubs, Springfield retains an older, more grounded character, defined by the persistence of its courthouse-square architecture and the steady, unpretentious industry of those who work the land.

About This Springfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Springfield, Georgia. Coordinates: 32.363586, -81.302897. 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 Springfield includes the ZIP code (30909, 30188, 30669), telephone area code (770, 678, 478), county seat of Clayton County (Jonesboro), and school district assignment (Effingham 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.