Albany metropolitan area, Georgia

Albany metropolitan area
Metropolitan statistical area
Albany, Ga, metropolitan statistical area
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Country	United States
State	Georgia
Largest city	Albany
Area
• Total	1,591 sq mi (4,120 km2)
Population  (2023)
• Total	145,508
• Density	92/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (CDT)
Area code	229

The Albany metropolitan area, officially the Albany metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of five counties in the U.S. state of Georgia: Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth. Located in within the region of Southwest Georgia, the metropolitan area had a 2023 census-estimated population of 145,508.^[1]