GardiGA
The town was settled in 1875 and has 14 residents today.
Is Gardi a good place to live?
58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Gardi, where Georgia’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 264 Georgia towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Gardi. Gardi has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
14 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Gardi stands out in Georgia and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
Gardi brings mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93° and January nights drop to 39°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gardi faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of Gardi’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 26% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Gardi once, in 2016.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Gardi is
12% of Gardi adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Gardi beats the Georgia average on 7 and trails it on 12. Only 8 of the 262 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Gardi.
| Gardi | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Gardi | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 15% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Gardi
Moving to Gardi: who provides what
Gardi is unincorporated, so Wayne County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gardi; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Gardi residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Gardi
Place in Georgia, United States
Gardi is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place on the outskirts of Jesup, Georgia, in the United States. The community exists primarily along U.S. Route 341. The 2020 census listed a population of 91. Some say the community derives its name from the fact one had to guard one's eyes when passing through a nearby swamp, while others believe the name Gardi is derived by shortening and altering the surname Gardner.
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