Metter, Georgia

Back to Metter, GA housing info, Candler County, Georgia, GA smaller cities, GA small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Metter, GA Candler County Population in July 2008: 4,345. Population change since 2000: +12.0%   Males: 2,056   (47.3%) Females: 2,289   (52.7%) Median resident age:   38.1 years Georgia median age:   33.4 years Zip codes: 30439. Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,529 (it was $21,288 in 2000) Metter:   $24,529 Georgia:   $49,136 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,943 Metter:   $16,943 Georgia:   $24,928 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,703 (it was $49,100 in 2000) Metter:   $78,703 Georgia:   $164,500 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $116,398; Detached houses: $119,564; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,985,798; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,919; Mobile homes: $22,321 Metter, GA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Metter: White Non-Hispanic (53.1%) Black (41.0%) Hispanic (5.3%) Other race (3.1%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Metter: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Metter, Georgia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Metter is mentioned 19 times on our forum: Unusual Georgia Place Names  (51 replies) Where's the best place to live in GA?  (107 replies) Best small towns in GA?  (31 replies) Please Help Need Some Direction...  (1 reply) Best Cities in GA?  (25 replies) Gasoline Availability  (4 replies) Latest news from Metter, GA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (16.6%), Irish (5.1%), English (4.1%), German (2.4%), Scottish (1.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 200 feet Land area: 7.32 square miles. Population density: 593 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 32.40 N, Longitude: 82.06 W

Area code: 912

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Metter, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.30
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Metter, Georgia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Metter-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the Metter city center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 1/13/1972, a category 3 tornado 37.6 miles away from the city center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Metter-area historical earthquake activity is below Georgia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.4 miles away from Metter center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Metter, GA

• Metter Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,200, Local Ops: 5,600, Military Ops: 100)
• Candler Co Hospital Heliport

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Notable locations in Metter: Candler County Courthouse (A), Candler County Jail (B), Metter City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Metter include: Saint Lukes African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Metter Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Thain Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: Banks Lake (A), Thain Pond (B), Paradise Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Metter Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Metter Welcome Center (Highway 121 South). Hotel: Econo Lodge Metter (1300 Fortner Road).

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.1%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	33.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

This city:	16.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Metter, GA

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• Comfort Inn, Fortner Rd Hwy 121, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-4100, Fax: (912) 685-3740
• Holiday Inn Express-metter, I-16 & Ga Hwy 121, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-3000, Fax: (912) 685-3141

8.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,423 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.76%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Bulloch County, GA	2.21% ($25,955 average AGI)
from Emanuel County, GA	0.99% ($22,167)
from Chatham County, GA	0.66% ($35,450)

7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Bulloch County, GA	1.48% ($26,000 average AGI)
to Emanuel County, GA	0.70% ($24,952)
to Tattnall County, GA	0.50% ($24,267)

• Georgia Hwy 121 N Lewis St, Call Sign: KII368, Licensee ID: L00011952
  Assigned Frequencies : 31.1000 MHz, 31.1400 MHz, 31.3000 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012, Cancelation Date: 09/11/2002
  Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave Ste 1402 West, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-3510
• Trapnell St At Railroad, Call Sign: KQT833, Licensee ID: L00094311
  Assigned Frequencies : 43.0800 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/19/1996, Expiration Date: 01/17/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
  Registrant: Evans Concrete Products Company Inc Dba Metter Concrete Products Company, Claxton, GA 30417, Phone: (912) 739-3733
• 11 S Broad St, Call Sign: KNCA287
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.050 MHz, 456.050 MHz, 456.075 MHz, 456.125 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/07/1996, Expiration Date: 11/07/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/14/2002
  Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
• Emc Ofc Hwy 46 E, Call Sign: WNCB822
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.463 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/26/2005, Expiration Date: 03/29/2015
  Registrant: Oglethorpe Power Corp, 2100 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30085, Phone: (770) 270-7461, Fax: (770) 270-7770, Email:
• 1215 S Lewis Street, Call Sign: WPWT531
  469.337 MHz, 464.062 MHz, 464.362 MHz, 469.012 MHz, 469.212 MHz, 469.237 MHz, 469.062 MHz, 469.262 MHz, 469.087 MHz, 469.287 MHz... (+21 more)
  Grant Date: 01/17/2003, Expiration Date: 01/17/2013, Certifier: Jeffrey T Rader
  Registrant: Panasonic Information Systems, 1707 N Randall Rd E1-D9, Elgin, IL 60123, Phone: (847) 468-5318, Fax: (847) 574-7614, Email:

• Lat: 32.399611 Lon: -82.044000, Call Sign: KIY701
  Assigned Frequencies : 26.2300 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/26/2000, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
  Registrant: Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP, 2101 L Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 955-6631, Fax: (202) 887-0689, Email:

• STATION, 0.25 Mi E Of City Limits On Sh46, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNES483
  Assigned Frequencies : 954.850 MHz, 954.250 MHz, 955.350 MHz, 955.650 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/08/2008, Expiration Date: 03/09/2018
  Registrant: Excelsior Emc, 986 South East Broad Street, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-2115, Fax: (912) 685-5782, Email:
• STATION, Hwy 46 .25 Mi E Of, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNES484
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.837 MHz, 928.837 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/08/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012
  Registrant: Excelsior Emc, 986 South East Broad Street, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-2115, Fax: (912) 685-5782, Email:
• DT METTER/I-16, 2 Mathews Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 125.5 m, Call Sign: WPZI444
  6093.45 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz... (+4 more)
  Grant Date: 01/15/2004, Expiration Date: 01/15/2014, Cancelation Date: 07/21/2004, Certifier: Richard A Craig
  Registrant: Verzion Wireless, One Verizon Place (Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4269, Fax: (678) 339-8552
• STATION, Gpc Substn 0.55 Mi N Of Int Ga Hwy 23 & 46, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WEE718
  Assigned Frequencies : 1955.00 MHz, 1985.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/22/1997, Expiration Date: 07/31/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/16/1997
  Registrant: Phone: (404) 526-6083

• Metter Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WRLB3199
  Assigned Frequencies : 0.43251 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/13/2005, Expiration Date: 08/24/2015
  Registrant: City Of Metter, Douglas, GA 31534-0557, Phone: (912) 384-1784, Fax: (912) 384-7486, Email:

• Fire: 1
• Hazardous Condition: 1