Cordele, Georgia

About Cordele

Cordele is a close-knit town in southern Georgia counting 9,767 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Cordele is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.43 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 936 residents per square mile.

📰 Cordele News Today

• Mrs. Virginia Buckner Draine Obituary (2021) - Cordele, GA - J.W. Williams Funeral Home, Inc. - Cordele - Lawrence Journal-World Lawrence Journal-World · Aug 18
• Janet Dowdy Obituary | Hughes & Wright Funeral Home | Cordele, GA Tribute Archive · Aug 17
• Myra Shepard Hughes Obituary (2026) - CORDELE, GA - Hughes & Wright Funeral Home, Inc. Legacy obituary · Aug 14
• NEW DETAILS: Man drowns at Lake Blackshear after jumping from floating dock WALB · Aug 1
• Harbor Freight Announces New Store Coming to Cordele, GA Harbor Freight Newsroom · May 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cordele Unique

• The only place in America named Cordele — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 9,767.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cordele

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Railhouse Tavern
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• 16 East Bar and Grill — regional
• China One — chinese
• Compadres — mexican
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Denny's — american
• Dragon Buffet — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• B-29A · Attraction
• Titan I Missile · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cordele

• Cordele Railway Park reviews ★
• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park reviews ★
• Cordele Commercial Historic District reviews ★
• Crisp County Skate Park reviews ★
• Crisp County Youth Ball Complex reviews ★
• Reid Park reviews ★
• Williams Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cordele

• Crisp County Elementary School
• Crisp County High School
• Crisp County Middle School
• Crisp County Pre-K
• Crisp County Primary School
• Crisp RYDC

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Crisp Regional Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cordele

🏘️ Nearby Communities