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Welcome to Wadley ...

The city of Wadley is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wadley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wadley has a population of 1,846 people<2> (see below for details).

Wadley is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Wadley: 478

The ZIP code for Wadley: 30477<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wadley had an population of 1,846 people. This is a decrease of 10.43% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wadley had a population of 2,061 people (which is 12.22% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Wadley the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wadley represents 0.02% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 220th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Wadley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wadley - they are located in Alabama, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Wadley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wadley ...

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

Adding Wadley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wadley post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wadley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Wadley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wadley - 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 Wadley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wadley 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/