Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia | |
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Valdosta Commercial Historic District | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: Azalea City, Sportstown, Titletown USA, Winnersville | |
| Motto: "A City Without Limits" (2002–present) | |
Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W / 30.84667°N 83.28306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lowndes |
| Incorporated | December 7, 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Scott James Matheson |
| Area | |
• City | 36.43 sq mi (94.35 km2) |
| • Land | 35.98 sq mi (93.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 55,378 (20th largest) |
| • Density | 1,538.9/sq mi (594.16/km2) |
| • Metro | 152,588 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 31601–31606, 31698 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-78800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0324649 |
| Website | valdostacity |
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the principal city of the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area, which in 2023 had a metropolitan population of 151,118, according to the US Census Bureau its metropolitan area includes Brooks County to the west. With a city population of 55,378 in 2020, Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University, a regional university in the University System of Georgia with over 12,000 students as of 2021.