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Welcome to Sardis ...

The city of Sardis is located in Burke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sardis has a population of 963 people<2> (see below for details).

Sardis is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Sardis: 478

The ZIP code for Sardis: 30456<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sardis had an population of 963 people. This is a decrease of 3.6% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sardis had a population of 999 people. This makes Sardis the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Sardis represents 0.01% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 295th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Sardis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Sardis: This one is located in Burke County and the other is located in Talbot County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 37 communities that are also named Sardis - they are located in Alabama (8), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Sardis ...

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

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 Sardis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sardis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sardis. 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 Sardis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis. See our Newspapers Page for Sardis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sardis ...

Looking for more information about Sardis? 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 Sardis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sardis.

Adding Sardis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sardis 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 Sardis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sardis post office opened in 1835.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sardis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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 Sardis.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sardis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Sardis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sardis or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/