Talahi Island is a barrier island and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census.[1] Located east of Savannah, Talahi Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Talahi Island, Georgia
Census-designated place
Talahi Island
Coordinates: 32°1′58″N 80°58′33″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chatham
Area [1]
• Total	1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2)
• Land	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation	12 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,247
• Density	968.92/sq mi (374.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	13-75239[2]
GNIS feature ID	2583406[3]

Geography

The Talahi Island CDP is located in eastern Chatham County on the island of the same name, one of several islands lying in the tidal marshes between Savannah and the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the northeast by the Bull River, to the northwest by Turner Creek, and to the south by Wilmington Island. U.S. Route 80 passes through the island community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) into Savannah and east 9 miles (14 km) to the highway's end at Tybee Island on the Atlantic shore.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Talahi Island CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²), or 12.86%, is water.[1]

Demographics

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