Damascus, Georgia

About Damascus

Damascus is a tiny community in southwestern Georgia, home to 203 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Damascus holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.76 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 115 residents per square mile.

📰 Damascus News Today

• Southland Academy Varsity Football @ SGA MaxPreps · Oct 10
• SGA vs Brookwood - Boys Middle School Football 09/17/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Sep 16
• City of Damascus adopts new flag Early County News · Jul 8
• Southwest Georgia downs Terrell Academy in Damascus, 12-3 Albany Herald · Aug 5
• Schedule - Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors (Damascus, GA) Basketball 25-26 MaxPreps · Sep 1

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What Makes Damascus Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Damascus — but the Georgia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

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