Glynco, Georgia

Glynco is an area in Glynn County, Georgia located on the northwestern edge of Brunswick, Georgia. Glynco is a portmanteau of the words "Glynn County".^[1]

Glynco, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°15′31″N 81°27′58″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Glynn
Named after	Glynn County, Georgia

History

In 1942, the Naval Air Station Glynco was established on the area now known as Glynco.^[2] After the area was no longer used for the Naval Air station (1974), 2,003 acres (8.11 km²) of the land (including the runway) was used for the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport and 1,500 acres (6.1 km²) of it for the headquarters of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).^[3] FLETC has its own United States Postal Service ZIP code, 31524.^[4] The US Census lists Glynn County, Georgia as having 85,219 residents.^[5]