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Welcome to Waycross ...

The city of Waycross is primarily located in Ware County<1> and is the County Seat for Ware County. A portion of Waycross extends into Pierce County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waycross, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waycross has a population of 13,510 people<2> (see below for details).

Waycross is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Waycross: 912 & 565<4>

The ZIP codes for Waycross: 31501-31503<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waycross had an population of 13,510 people. This is a decrease of 7.78% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waycross had a population of 14,649 people (or 40.35% of the total population of Ware County). This makes Waycross the county's most populous community.

The population of Waycross represents 0.15% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Waycross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waycross - they are located in Indiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Waycross ...

Official Website: www.waycrossga.com/

Communities near Waycross ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waycross. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waycross.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waycross ...

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

Adding Waycross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waycross 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 for Waycross was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waycross.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Ware, 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 Waycross.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waycross - 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 Waycross area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Waycross 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 Waycross). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Waycross or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Waycross includes: 31501, 31502 & 31503.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.