Eastman, Georgia | |
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City | |
| City of Eastman | |
 Eastman City Hall in Eastman | |
 Seal | |
| Nicknames: Candy Capital of Georgia, Azalea City, Paris of the Wiregrass[1] | |
 Location in Dodge County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′52″N 83°10′45″W / 32.19778°N 83.17917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Dodge |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Manager | J. Spencer Barron |
| • Council Chairman | Graham Snyder |
| • Council Vice-Chairman | Sebrina Williams |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.53 sq mi (16.90 km2) |
| • Land | 6.47 sq mi (16.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 390 ft (119 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,658 |
| • Density | 875.04/sq mi (337.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31023 |
| Area code | 478 |
| FIPS code | 13-25552[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0355610[4] |
| Website | cityofeastman |
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.
- ^ "Eastman". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eastman city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 21, 2015.[dead link]