St. Simons, Georgia

About St. Simons

Set in the southeastern part of Georgia, St. Simons is a small unincorporated community.

St. Simons holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.46 square miles.

📰 St. Simons News Today

• Robert "Bob" Owen Goulet Obituary (2026) - St. Simons Island, GA - Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home & Golden Isles Cremation Center Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Little St. Simons Island: Where Conservation Is Second Nature Bluedot Living · Jun 18
• St. Simons Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Georgia’s Golden Isles Voted No. 1 Island in the U.S in 2026: St. Simons Island Guide Travel + Leisure · Jul 19
• Glynn County extends lease at public St. Simons marina to private group thecurrentga.org · Jul 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes St. Simons Unique

• The only place in America named St. Simons — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in St. Simons

• Bennie's Red Barn — seafood
• Brogen's North — burger
• Bubba Garcias — mexican
• King City Kitchen
• La Plancha — mexican
• Mellow Mushroom — pizza
• Sal's Neighborhood Pizzeria — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• Barbara Jean's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boathouse · Museum
• World War II Home Front Museum · Museum
• Saint Simons Island Lighthouse Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in St. Simons

• 🏞️ Fort Frederica National Monument · National Park reviews ★
• Coast Guard/East Beach reviews ★
• Frederica Park reviews ★
• The John Gilbert Nature Trail at Frederica Marsh reviews ★
• Bloody Marsh Site reviews ★
• Demere Park reviews ★
• Devonwood Greenspace reviews ★
• Epworth Park reviews ★
• Gascoigne Bluff Park reviews ★
• Mallery Park reviews ★
• Massingale Park reviews ★
• Neptune Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in St. Simons

• Oglethorpe Point Elementary School
• St. Simons Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of St. Simons

🏘️ Nearby Communities