Summary for Philema

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Located in: Lee County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 229

Elevation: 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level<1>

Websites for Philema

Chamber of Commerce: www.leechamber.net/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

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

Lat: 31.753600° (or 31°45'12" N)

Lon: -84.016900° (or -84°1'0" W)

USGS Topo Map: Leslie SE<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Philema

GNIS ID: 332652

FIPS State / Place Code: 13 / 60480

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Philema)

The community of Leesburg is the County Seat for Lee County.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 361.7 sq. miles [936.9 km²] - of which 1.64% is water (5.95 sq. miles [15.4 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 10,276

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lee

GNIS ID: 343390

FIPS State / County Code: 13 / 177

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Philema)

About Georgia

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Georgia

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Georgia

GNIS ID: 1705317

FIPS State: 13

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Philema)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Philema - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Philema, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Philema.
<4>	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.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Philema. 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.
<6>	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).