Hiawassee, Georgia
Hiawassee, Georgia | |
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Hiawassee on Chatuge Lake Towns County Courthouse in Hiawassee | |
Location in Towns County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′58″N 83°45′27″W / 34.94944°N 83.75750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Towns |
| Settled | 1856 |
| Incorporated | May 17, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Liz Ordiales |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.077 sq mi (5.379 km2) |
| • Land | 1.629 sq mi (4.220 km2) |
| • Water | 0.448 sq mi (1.160 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,969 ft (600 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 981 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,002 |
| • Density | 615.0/sq mi (237.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 30546 |
| Area code(s) | 706 and 762 |
| FIPS code | 13-38124 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0328122 |
| Sales tax | 8.0% |
| Website | hiawasseega.gov |
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The population was 981 at the 2020 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, (A variant spelling, "Hiwassee," is used for the local river and some other Appalachian place names.) Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.