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Located in: Chatham County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Codes: 912 & 565<1>

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	2,630 (1.42% decrease since 2010)
2010:	2,668

Total Area:<4> 1.4 sq. miles [3.6 km²] - of which 14.47% is water (0.2 sq. miles [0.5 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 1,262

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 32.033200° (or 32°1'59" N)

Lon: -81.049500° (or -81°2'58" W)

USGS Topo Map: Savannah<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Thunderbolt

GNIS ID: 2406732

FIPS State / Place Code: 13 / 76364

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

About Chatham County

The town of Savannah is the County Seat for {Chatham County}.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	289,430 (8.89% increase since 2010)
2010	265,799 (14.54% increase since 2000)
2000:	232,048

Total Area: 632 sq. miles [1,637.6 km²] - of which 32.55% is water (205.8 sq. miles [533.1 km²])

Housing Units: 119,323

Official Website: https://chathamcountyga.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Chatham

GNIS ID: 1694477

FIPS State / County Code: 13 / 051

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

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

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

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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Thunderbolt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Thunderbolt 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 Thunderbolt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Thunderbolt. 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.
<5>	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).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Thunderbolt, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Thunderbolt.