Kings Bay Base, GA

Kings Bay Base is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Camden County, Georgia, United States; it is home to the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. The 2020 census counted 2,329 residents. Kings Bay Base is part of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kings Bay Base is bordered to the west by St. Marys. Valdosta State University and Brenau University formerly operated satellite campuses on the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base within the CDP, serving military personnel, their families, and the surrounding community. Brenau closed its Kings Bay campus in 2016 after the base's higher-education policies changed to favor larger institutions. That mix gives Kings Bay Base a clear local shape within Georgia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Kings Bay Base is home to Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.