# Portal, Georgia

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Town in Georgia, United States

Portal, Georgia Town Dr. James A. Stewart House in Portal Location in Bulloch County and the state of Georgia Coordinates: 32°32′14″N 81°55′54″W / 32.53722°N 81.93167°W / 32.53722; -81.93167 Country United States State Georgia County Bulloch Area [1] • Total 2.07 sq mi (5.35 km2) • Land 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) • Water 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) Elevation 300 ft (90 m) Population (2020) • Total 638 • Density 318.8/sq mi (123.09/km2) Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT) ZIP code 30450 Area code 912 FIPS code 13-62216[2] GNIS feature ID 0332735[3]

**Portal** is a town in [Bulloch County](/source/Bulloch_County%2C_Georgia), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), United States. The population was 638 in 2020.

## History

The [Georgia General Assembly](/source/Georgia_General_Assembly) incorporated Portal as a town in 1914.[4] It is unknown why the name "Portal" was applied to this place.[5]

## Geography

Portal is located at [32°32′14″N 81°55′54″W / 32.53722°N 81.93167°W / 32.53722; -81.93167](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Portal,_Georgia&params=32_32_14_N_81_55_54_W_type:city) (32.537275, -81.931738).[6] According to the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.99%, is water.[7]

## Demographics

Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1930 374 — 1940 556 48.7% 1950 532 −4.3% 1960 494 −7.1% 1970 643 30.2% 1980 694 7.9% 1990 522 −24.8% 2000 597 14.4% 2010 638 6.9% 2020 638 0.0% U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the [census](/source/Census)[2] of 2000, there were 597 people, 232 households, and 167 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population increased to 638, experiencing no population change from 2010.

## Notable people

- [Brooks Brown](/source/Brooks_Brown_(baseball)) (1985-), American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Brown attended Portal High School.

- Dr. [Leila Denmark](/source/Leila_Denmark) (1898–2012), pediatrician, author and researcher who blazed trails for women in medicine, and lived to be 114

- [Cameron Sheffield](/source/Cameron_Sheffield) (born 1988), American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the [2010 NFL draft](/source/2010_NFL_draft).

- [Ruby Stone](/source/Ruby_Stone) (1924–2013), born in Portal and later moved to Idaho, where she became a politician and was elected as a state legislator.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0)** ["2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"](https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GR2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GR2_2-1) ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved January 31, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GR3-u_3-0)** ["Portal"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/332735). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior). Retrieved February 25, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia*](https://archive.org/details/actspassedbygen01georgoog). J. Johnston. 1914. p. [1126](https://archive.org/details/actspassedbygen01georgoog/page/n1131).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). [*Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins*](http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/p.pdf) (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 180. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-915430-00-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-915430-00-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GR1_6-0)** ["US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"](https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census_2010_7-0)** ["Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Portal town, Georgia"](http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1362216). U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 7, 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DecennialCensus_8-0)** ["Census of Population and Housing"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html). Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

## External links

- [Old Portal](http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/old-portal) historical marker

- [Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery](http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/bulloch/upper-lotts-creek-primitve-baptist-church-and-cemetery) historical marker

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States County seat: Statesboro City Brooklet Statesboro Map of Georgia highlighting Bulloch County Towns Portal Register Unincorporated communities Aaron Adabelle Arcola Blitch Denmark Hopeulikit Ivanhoe Georgia portal United States portal

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