Summary for Ben Dowdy

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Located in: Oconee County (see below)

Time Zone: Ben Dowdy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 770, 470 & 678<1>

Elevation: 710 feet [216.41 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ben Dowdy:

Lat: 33.913400° (or 33°54'48" N)

Lon: -83.438800° (or -83°26'19" W)

USGS Topo Map: Athens West<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ben Dowdy

GNIS ID: 356690

FIPS State / Place Code: None

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About Oconee County

The community of Watkinsville is the County Seat for Oconee County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Oconee)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	40,280 (22.34% increase since 2010)
2010	32,925 (25.55% increase since 2000)
2000:	26,225

Total Area:<6> 186.4 sq. miles [482.7 km²] - of which 1.12% is water (2.08 sq. miles [5.4 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 12,383

Official Website: www.oconeecounty.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Oconee

GNIS ID: 356774

FIPS State / County Code: 13 / 219

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About Georgia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,628,020 (9.71% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,687,653 (18.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,186,453

Websites for State of Georgia

Official Website: https://georgia.gov/

Tourism: https://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Parks: https://gastateparks.org/

Fishing: https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/

Hunting: https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Georgia

GNIS ID: 1705317

FIPS State: 13

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The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeecounty.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Ben Dowdy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Ben Dowdy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ben Dowdy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ben Dowdy, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ben Dowdy.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ben Dowdy. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).