Eastman, Georgia

Eastman, Georgia
City
City of Eastman
Eastman City Hall in Eastman
Eastman City Hall in Eastman
Official seal of Eastman, Georgia
Nicknames: 
Candy Capital of Georgia, Azalea City, Paris of the Wiregrass[1]
Location in Dodge County and the state of Georgia
Location in Dodge County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°11′52″N 83°10′45″W / 32.19778°N 83.17917°W / 32.19778; -83.17917
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyDodge
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City ManagerJ. Spencer Barron
 • Council ChairmanGraham Snyder
 • Council Vice-ChairmanSebrina Williams
Area
 • Total6.53 sq mi (16.90 km2)
 • Land6.47 sq mi (16.75 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
390 ft (119 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,658
 • Density875.04/sq mi (337.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31023
Area code478
FIPS code13-25552[3]
GNIS feature ID0355610[4]
Websitecityofeastman.com

Eastman is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,658 at the 2020 census, up from 4,962 at the 2010 census.[5] The city was named after William Pitt Eastman, a native of Massachusetts who purchased a large tract of land along the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, and settled a city on the site.

In the 19th century, this was a center of the timber and sawmill industry. During the Great Depression in 1937, the first Stuckey's Pecan Shoppe, once well-known along roadways throughout the United States, was founded in Eastman.

  1. ^ "Eastman". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eastman city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 21, 2015.[dead link]