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Welcome to Douglas ...

The city of Douglas is located in Coffee County<1> and is the County Seat for Coffee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Douglas has a population of 11,673 people<2> (see below for details).

Douglas is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Douglas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Douglas: 912 & 565<4>

The ZIP codes for Douglas: 31533-31535<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Douglas had an population of 11,673 people. This is an increase of 0.72% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas had a population of 11,589 people (which is 27.12% of the total population of Coffee County). This makes Douglas the county's most populous community.

The population of Douglas represents 0.12% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 69th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Douglas.

Communities Also Named Douglas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Douglas - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Douglas.

Websites for Douglas ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglasga.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Douglas, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Douglas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douglas.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Douglas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Douglas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Douglas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Douglas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Douglas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas ...

Looking for more information about Douglas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Douglas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Douglas.

Adding Douglas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Douglas was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Douglas.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Douglas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Douglas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Douglas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Douglas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Douglas includes: 31533, 31534 & 31535.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.