Statenville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in and the county seat

County seat

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 of Echols County

Echols County, Georgia

Echols County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population is 3,754. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 4,093. The county seat is Statenville...

, Georgia

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, United States

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. Statenville is named for Capt. James W. Staten, who built the first store in the town. Statenville was previously known as Troublesome. Zip Code is 31648 and Area Code is 229

Area code 229

229 is the North American telephone area code for part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It covers Albany, Valdosta, Bainbridge, Americus, Fitzgerald, Cairo, Moultrie, Thomasville, Tifton and southwestern Georgia. It was formerly part of Area code 912...

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Echols County School District

The Echols County School District

Echols County School District

The Echols County School District is a public school district in Echols County, Georgia, USA, based in Statenville, Georgia. It serves the communities of Fruitland and Statenville, Georgia.-Schools:...

holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of one school. The one building school encompasses all grade levels under one roof. The district has 40 full-time teachers and over 758 students.

External links

• Echols County Georgia including the communities of Statenville, Howell, Mayday, Fruitland, Needmore, Potter, Tarver and Haylow