Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta, Georgia
City
Valdosta Commercial Historic District
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Azalea City, Sportstown, Titletown USA, Winnersville
Motto:  "A City Without Limits" (2002–present)[1]
Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W / 30.84667°N 83.28306°W / 30.84667; -83.28306
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Lowndes
Incorporated	December 7, 1860
Government
• Mayor	Scott James Matheson
Area [2]
• City	36.43 sq mi (94.35 km2)
• Land	35.99 sq mi (93.20 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Elevation	220 ft (67 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	55,378 (14th largest) (778th in the U.S.)
• Density	1,538.88/sq mi (594.16/km2)
• Metro	151,118
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	31601-31606, 31698
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-78800[3]
GNIS feature ID	0324649[4]
Website	valdostacity.com

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.^[5]