Hiawassee, Georgia
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The community's population was 880 at the 2010 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, (A variant spelling, "Hiwassee," is used for the local river and some other Appalachian place names.) Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.
Hiawassee, Georgia | |
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Towns County Courthouse in Hiawassee | |
Location in Towns County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′58″N 83°45′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Towns |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,969 ft (600 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 981 |
| • Density | 602.21/sq mi (232.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30546 |
| Area code | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-38124 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0328122 |
| Website | hiawasseega |
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