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Statesboro, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Statesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30458. The Survey maps it on the Statesboro quadrangle. 33,438 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 253 feet above sea level.

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Statesboro within Bulloch County

On record in Statesboro

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 19 shown

Every listing in Bulloch County

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Statesboro grew from 28,422 to 33,438 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201028,422
202033,438+5,016 (+18%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

4 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Sallie Zetterower House, 331 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Sallie Zetterower House, 331 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
H. Pat Brannen House, 335 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
H. Pat Brannen House, 335 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mamie R. Brinson House, 341 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Mamie R. Brinson House, 341 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Raleigh Brannen House, 339 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Raleigh Brannen House, 339 South Main Street, Statesboro, Bulloch County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

305 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 305 fires within 5 miles of Statesboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 742 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 22 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning201
Arson/incendiarism22
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Natural15
Equipment and vehicle use12
Recreation and ceremony10
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Debris and open burning3.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1997Debris and open burning1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2020Debris and open burning1.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2021BULLOCH007
22 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BULLOCH-008
22 September 2004Smoking1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BULLOCH-005
21 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bulloch County

Storms near this place

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Statesboro in 85 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 66 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodStatesboro$55,000An emergency manager reported numerous dirt roads washed out across the northern portions of Bulloch County due to heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Idalia. Flooding waters also came near to entering homes along Northlake and Westlake Drives. Numerous paved roads were also flooded with water flowing across them. Daily rainfall amounts between 6 to 8.43 inches were recorded by the time of flash flooding starting across the area.
August 2013Flash FloodStatesboro$50,000Bulloch County 911 dispatch relayed numerous reports of road closures in or near the Statesboro city limits. Approximately 20 to 25 water rescues were reported due to flooding in the first floor of an apartment complex and homes along Johnson Street and West Site Road as well as Hodges Circle. Two dam failures were also reported northeast of Statesboro. One of the dams was along Buck Creek Road. Twenty-two homes were also impacted in the Statesboro area.
November 2024Flash FloodStatesboro$25,000Bulloch County dispatch reported flood waters entering two homes just west of Statesboro. One home was on Hodges Circle and the other was on W Jones Avenue.
August 2014Flash FloodStatesboro$12,500The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported several roads closed and automobiles stalled due to flooding. Flooding also caused water damage to a house on Johnson Street. Roads closed included Fair and Gentilly, Forest, Proctor, Ellis, Johnson, Chandler, Herty and Highway 67. Several rescues were needed for vehicles stalled in water half way up car doors. Parking lots were flooded in Georgia Southern Campus with water as deep as 2.5 feet.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$10,000Bulloch county dispatch reported numerous trees and at least one power line down around Statesboro, Georgia.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$10,000Tree down on a house in the Landing Subdivision.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$8,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$5,250The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree fell on a house on the 100 block of South Roundtree Street.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$5,000Law Enforcement reported a tree down down on a house off of South College Street in downtown Statesboro, Georgia.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$5,000The public reported roof damage to 2 buildings at the Laurel Point apartments in Statesboro, Georgia.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$5,000Law Enforcement reported multiple trees and power lines down in Statesboro, Georgia.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$5,000One tree was reported to have fallen on a car on Lakeview Road in Statesboro.
April 1999Tornado (F0)Statesboro$5,000Roof partially torn off boat house, boat thrown some distance, several trees uprooted or snapped off.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$5,000Several large trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$3,000The public reported several large trees down in a yard on Clito Road.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$3,000Law Enforcement reported 3 trees and power lines down near Statesboro, Georgia.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$3,000Law Enforcement reported 2 trees and powerlines down on Cromartie Drive near Jones Avenue in Statesboro, Georgia.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$2,000Bulloch County 911 Center reported at least 3 trees down in Statesboro.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$2,000Three trees and numerous tree limbs were reported down due to high winds. The damage occurred on Georgia Avenue and Chelsea Circle.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$2,000Trees and powerlines down on Highway 67 just outside city limits.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,500Law enforcement reported several trees down near the intersection of Highway 24 and Lanier Road in Statesboro, Georgia.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,250A Bulloch County emergency manager reported power lines down on North Main Street at Debbie Drive.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of South|Mulberry Street and East Vine Street due to thunderstorm outflow.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Maple Street in Statesboro.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Johnson Street and West Jones Avenue.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000Law Enforcement reported a tree down and blocking West Jones Avenue in Statesboro, Georgia.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000Law enforcement reported one tree down blocking OC Banks Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000A 911 center reported a tree down on OC Banks Road.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$1,000Trees were reported down on Fred Blitch Road.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500Law Enforcement reported a tree down on power lines along North Main Street and Debbie Drive, 1 mile north of Statesboro, Georgia.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500The public reported a large pine tree down on north Main Street in Statesboro, Georgia.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500A tree was reported down on Simmons Road.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500One tree was reported to have fallen in a parking lot in downtown Statesboro.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500One tree was reported down on Old River Road in Statesboro.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500One tree was reported down off Register Road.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500Thunderstorm winds knocked down several powerlines.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindStatesboro$500Two large trees were downed at U.S. Highway 301 and Shelby Street in Statesboro.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County Emergency Management reported several large trees uprooted and blown down along portions of Highway 301 in Statesboro.
May 2024HailStatesboro-Bulloch County Emergency Management reported slightly larger than quarter sized hail at the 911 Emergency Operations Center.
May 2024HailStatesboro-A trained spotter reported hail up to quarter sized in the center of Statesboro.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County Emergency Management reported a tree down at Shelby Street and East Parrish Street.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-A Bulloch County emergency manager reported power lines down on North Main Street at Debbie Drive.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-A 911 call center reported a tree down near the intersection of South College Street and West Jones Avenue, a tree down near the intersection of Highway 301 and Randy Lowery Road, and a tree down along Highway 67 near Stambuk Lane. An emergency manager also reported a tree down on Buelah Lane at Emmit Grove Road.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported numerous trees down in Statesboro. Several trees fell on structures. A metal roof was also blown off a building on Highway 301.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines along Ramble Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down and blocking the road between Country Club Road and West Jones Avenue.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Westside Road and a tree down on Pulaski Highway west of Statesboro.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The media reported several trees down around Statesboro.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Westside Road near the bypass.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported a power line down on N Zetterower Avenue at Northside Drive East.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Center reported a tree down on Garfield Street.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported at least 3 trees down in Statesboro with power lines down as well.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Johnson Street.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported four trees down in and around Statesboro. One tree was down near Westside Road and Banks Dairy Road, another was down on Rountree Street, another was down near Proctor Street and Blitch Lane, and the final one was down on Hazelwood Drive.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported several trees and large limbs down in near the city of Statesboro.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down on Pulaski Road near High Point Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported a tree down across the road in the 700 block of W Jones Avenue.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-Bulloch County dispatch reported a large tree blown down in the 700 block of Pine Straw Court.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported power lines down onto a structure along the 100 block of Montgomery Drive.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindStatesboro-The Bulloch County Warning Point reported multiple trees down around Statesboro.

Every storm recorded in Bulloch County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Kingswood0.9 miles17
Ramblewood East1.0 miles17
Greenwood1.1 miles17
Lakeview Estates1.3 miles17
Inglewood1.3 miles17
Quail Run1.4 miles17
Oakcrest1.5 miles17
Pine Cove1.5 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on StatesboroAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q988919The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 323541. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.