Townsend, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°32′22″N 81°31′21″W / 31.53944°N 81.52250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | McIntosh |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 31331 |
GNIS feature ID | 324263 |
Townsend is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 57 northwest of the city of Darien, the county seat. [1] Its elevation is 20 feet (6 m). [2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 31331. [3]
Townsend includes the United States Marine Corps's Townsend Bombing Range, which is an over 34,000 acre area used for combat training by all the U.S. military branches' pilots. [4]
A post office called Townsend was established in 1894. [5] The community was named after one Joe Townsend. [6]