Valdosta metropolitan area
Valdosta metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
| Valdosta, GA metropolitan statistical area | |
Valdosta Commercial Historic District | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Largest city | Valdosta |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,607.4 sq mi (4,163 km2) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 152,588 |
| • Density | 94.2/sq mi (36.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 229 |
The Valdosta metropolitan area, designated the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of four counties—Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes—centered on the city of Valdosta. Located in Southeast Georgia, the metropolitan area's population was 152,588 according to 2024 U.S. census estimates, up from 149,849 at the 2020 U.S. census.