Camden County, Georgia · Woodbine
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Pipes freeze in Camden County on about 0 nights a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 7% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Basements flood here mostly in September. Camden County averages 10.8 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
7% of homes here predate 1960, when clay and cast iron sewer laterals were standard. Roots and cracks in those lines are a common cause of backups.
Camden County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 6.11 inches.
2% of occupied homes in Camden County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 155 times a year in Camden County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Camden County covers 630 square miles of southeast Georgia, with about 56,970 residents and 23,671 homes. The county seat is Woodbine, and Kingsland, St. Marys and Kings Bay Base round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1995.
28/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Camden County ranks 152 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Camden County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Winters here are on the gentler end for Georgia, and pipes still freeze. From 2015–2024 it averaged 0 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 6 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 117th of 159 counties.
Hard freezes are uncommon here, about 6 nights a year at or below 32°F, and that's exactly why they do damage: pipes in attics, exterior walls and slab-edge plumbing are rarely insulated. The coldest night in the record was about 22°F on January 31, 2022.
Camden gets fewer downpours than most Georgia counties, but they still fill basements. Of roughly 51 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 10.8 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 130th of 159. April, June and September see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 6.11 inches, October 8, 2016. The worst three-day stretch dropped 7.02 inches, ending September 12, 2017, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
Housing
Georgia's 159 counties range widely in housing age; Camden ranks 143rd, with 19% of its homes built before 1980.
Growth since 2000 added 39% of today's homes. In houses that new, the weak points are washing machine hoses, ice maker lines, water heaters and sump pumps rather than the pipes in the walls.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 42% of the county's homes. If yours is from those decades, look under the sinks and at the water heater for gray plastic pipe stamped PB, which is polybutylene and leak-prone.
Here 10% of housing is manufactured homes. Check the skirting and the heat tape on the main water line every fall, because that one exposed line is what freezes.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 155 times a year here, above the Georgia county median of 112. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectBy main heating fuel, Camden County homes break down as 6% utility gas, 90% electric, 2% propane and under 1% wood. Heating equipment, cooking and electrical failures cause most home fires nationally. Even a small kitchen fire can leave soot through the whole house, because smoke follows air currents into closets, ducts and attic space.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Camden gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. It also has the most heavy-rain days in its area. Glynn County has the oldest housing nearby, with 37% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Camden | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 7.2% | 15% | 132 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 19% | 38% | 143 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 39% | 27% | 32 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 10% | 21% | 118 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 8.4% | 14% | 130 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 2% | 7.1% | 142 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 0/yr | 2/yr | 117 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 11/yr | 12/yr | 130 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 6/yr | 29/yr | 159 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 155/yr | 112/yr | 2 of 159 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Georgia county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Camden County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in April, June and September.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology