| Official Name: | Odum, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 463 |
| Population Density Km2: | 88.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 228.42 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 31.6661°N -82.0286°W |
| Elevation M: | 47 |
| Elevation Ft: | 154 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31555 |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-57540[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0319907[3] |
Odum is a town in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 463 at the 2020 census.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Odum as a town in 1907.[4] The community was named after Godfrey Odum, an early settler.[5] The first Mayor was Dr. J. T. Colvin. J. A. Odum was an early councilman.[6]
The Ritch–Carter–Martin House in Odum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Odum is located at 31.6661°N -82.0286°W (31.666072, -82.028622).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km), all land.
At the 2000 census, there were 414 people, 163 households and 119 families residing in the town. By the 2020 census, its population grew to 463.