Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth most populous city, with a 2020 U.S. census population of 147,780. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's third-largest, had a 2020 population of 404,798. Each year, Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings. These include the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, the Georgia Historical Society, the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, the First African Baptist Church, Temple Mickve Israel, and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex.

Country: United States
State: Georgia
County: Chatham
Established: February 12, 1733
Founded by: James Oglethorpe
Named for: Savannah River
Mayor: Van R. Johnson (D)
City Manager: Joseph Melder
Population (2020): 147,780
Rank: 185th in the United States, 5th in Georgia
Urban: 309,466 (US: 132nd)
Metro: 404,798 (US: 135th)
Demonym(s): Savannahian
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 31401–31412, 31414-31416, 31418-31421
Area code(s): 912
FIPS code: 13-69000
GNIS feature ID: 0322590
Website: www.savannahga.gov
Official Website: https://savannahga.gov
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Wikidata id: Q83813
Wikidata label: Savannah
Wikidata aliases: Array
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