Glynco is an area in Glynn County,

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located on the northwestern edge of

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. Glynco is a

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of the words "Glynn County".

History

In 1942, the Naval Air Station Glynco was established on the area now known as Glynco. After the area was no longer used for the Naval Air station (1974), of the land (including the

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) was used for the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport and of it for the headquarters of

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(FLETC). FLETC has its own

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ZIP code, 31524. The

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lists Glynn County, Georgia as having 85,219 residents.

References

Geography of Glynn County, Georgia {{GlynnCountyGA-geo-stub