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WoodvilleGA

Penfield Historic District · Photo: A P Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Woodville

Woodville, GA · Penfield Historic District · Photo: A P Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Woodville a good place to live?

Penfield Historic District and Woodville Baptist Church and School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Woodville stand out

Where Woodville beats most towns.

Small town

310 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
At a meeting of Negro FSA borrowers in a church near Woodvil
At a meeting of Negro FSA borrowers in a church near Woodvil, 1941
Woodville’s story

191 years in pictures

Census counts: 458 in 1920, 264 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 2 maps from 1965 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1835Woodville is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Woodville: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodville, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWoodville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Woodville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGreene County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGreene County Board of Elections and RegistrationGreene County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code3066930669 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Woodville.

Housing

Zillow puts the typical Woodville home at about $167K

Woodville’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $915 a month. Home values are down 2.6% over the year to September 2026. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 80%.

$167KZillow home value
WoodvilleGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home80%58%73%
Median rent$915 a month$1,154 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Woodville$167K
Georgia$329K
−2.6%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Woodville stands out in Georgia and nationally, with the average trip to work longer than most

Most working residents leave Woodville for work: only 1% work in town. Among residents in the town, 14% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away. The top destinations are Athens (11%), Greensboro (6%) and Madison (6%).

1%work in town
WoodvilleGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work48 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.4%9.1%8%
Below the poverty line14%15%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Woodville1%
Athens11%
Greensboro6%
Madison6%
Atlanta5%
30 mi
median commute distance
84
jobs based in Woodville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Woodville’s year

In Woodville, the peak summer temperature is 91°F, where Georgia’s towns sit at 90°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–57°
Spring49–74°
Summer67–89°
Fall51–74°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 27
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Woodville has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

58% of Woodville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 11%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in two thirds of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Woodville is

In Woodville, 13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Against the Georgia average, Woodville comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. Woodville: 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both Georgia’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (23%). 18% of adults locally have diabetes; 12% binge drink.

WoodvilleGeorgia townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)47%38%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%14%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%14%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%20%23%
32 measures vs. Georgia
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outWoodvilleGA
More adults treating high blood pressure82.5%77.4%
More adults getting a yearly checkup82%78.4%
More adults who have had a stroke5.1%3.6%
St. Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
14.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Woodville is conserved land

2.2 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Woodville comes to 0.4 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,169 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Woodville

17pages on Woodville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Woodville; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Woodville for work

Where Woodville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Athens Athens 11% 6% → Greensboro Greensboro 6% 6% → Madison Madison 6% 5% → Atlanta Atlanta 5% 4% → Augusta Augusta 4% 3% → Covington Covington 3% Woodville · 1% stay
84jobs based in Woodville
1%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Woodville

City in Georgia, United States

Woodville is a city in Greene County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodville had a population of 264.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.9 sq mi
Elevation
702 ft
Area code
706

Questions about Woodville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Woodville, GA a good place to live?

Woodville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.