About Putney
Set in the southern part of Georgia, Putney is a small unincorporated community.
Putney holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 22.02 square miles.
📰 Putney News Today
- Elizabeth Ann Poole Obituary Apr 27, 2026 Mathews Funeral Home · Apr 27
- Putney Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
- Consumer Advocacy Group Ranks Phoebe Hospitals Among Georgia’s Best Phoebe Putney Health System · Feb 11
- I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. There Was a Much Bigger Story. ProPublica · Dec 20
- Georgia’s Own donates $5,500 to help Phoebe Putney buy second NICU ambulance WALB · Apr 9
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What Makes Putney Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Albany (8 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Putney
📍 Crestwood📍 Dry Creek Subdivision📍 East Dougherty📍 Loretta Heights📍 Mockingbird Estates📍 Paradise Village Mobile Home Park📍 Radium Gardens📍 Springhill📍 Thomas Acres
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🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Radium Springs (closed) · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateGeorgia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area22.02 sq mi
Coordinates31.4747, -84.1052