Winston is an unincorporated community, formerly incorporated as a city, in southwestern Douglas County, Georgia, United States.
state)">Georgia, United States.
Winston, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°43′48″N 84°51′36″W / 33.73000°N 84.86000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia (U.S. state) |
County | Douglas |
Elevation | 364.8 m (1,197 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30187 |
Area code | 770 |
Winston is assigned the United States Postal Service ZIP code 30187. ZIP Code 30187 has segments in two counties, Carroll and Douglas.
Winston is located at 33°44′N 84°52′W / 33.73°N 84.86°W which is 33°43′48″N 84°51′36″W / 33.73000°N 84.86000°W.
The community was named after "Uncle Jackie" Winn, a pioneer citizen.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Winston as a town in 1906. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
Winston is home to schools operated by the Douglas County School System.
These career/technical schools/colleges/universities are local to Winston:
Libraries are located in the neighboring communities of Douglasville, Villa Rica, Lithia Springs, Hiram, and Dallas.
The John Thomas Carnes Family Log House (c. 1828), NRIS Number: 01000762, is located at: Clinton Nature Preservem, 8270 Ephesus Church Rd., Winston, GA
Although the Winston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia's state average (It is 97% below the overall U.S. average.), its historical tornado activity is above the state average (It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.).
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