Waycross, Georgia
Waycross | |
|---|---|
| City of Waycross | |
Images from top, left to right: Downtown Waycross, Confederate memorial, alligator in the Okefenokee Swamp, Waycross City Hall, World War I memorial, Downtown Waycross Historic District, Ware County Courthouse | |
| Motto: Headwaters of the Okefenokee | |
Location in Ware County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′50″N 82°21′18″W / 31.21389°N 82.35500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Ware |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael-Angelo James |
| Area | |
| 11.96 sq mi (30.97 km2) | |
| • Land | 11.87 sq mi (30.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 13,942 | |
| • Density | 1,175/sq mi (454/km2) |
| • Urban | 36,312 |
| • Metro | 54,494 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 31501–31503 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-80956 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356622 |
| Website | www |
Waycross is the county seat of and only incorporated city in Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 13,942 in the 2020 census.
Waycross gets its name from the city's location at key railroad junctions; lines from six directions meet at the city.