Starway Business Loans, a small-business funding broker in Valdosta, GA, works with business owners in Lowndes County and neighboring counties from one address on McKey Street. Lake Park, Hahira, Quitman and Adel have their own pages; other nearby places are summarized here. Whether to fund, and on what terms, is decided by lending partners.
One address, many towns
Our only address is in Valdosta, GA. The Valdosta, GA page covers Lowndes County as a whole. The towns below have pages of their own because Census data for their ZIP codes is detailed enough to say something useful. ZIP figures always describe the whole ZIP, which is usually much larger than the town itself.
Town pages
| Town | County | Distance from office | Employer establishments in the town's ZIP (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Park, GA | Lowndes County, GA | About 11 miles SSE | 169 (ZIP 31636) |
| Hahira, GA | Lowndes County, GA | About 13 miles NNW | 181 (ZIP 31632) |
| Quitman, GA | Brooks County, GA | About 17 miles W | 162 (ZIP 31643) |
| Adel, GA | Cook County, GA | About 22 miles NNW | 271 (ZIP 31620) |
Source for ZIP counts: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
Lakeland, GA
Lakeland is a city in Lanier County, GA, about 19 miles northeast of the office. Its ZIP code, 31635, had 98 employer establishments in 2023, with retail (23) and construction (13) the largest groups and 62.2 percent of establishments under five employees (U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). Lanier County figures, not Lowndes County ones, describe the town.
Ray City, GA
Ray City lies about 17 miles north-northeast, in Berrien County and Lanier County, GA. ZIP 31645 counted 28 employer establishments in 2023, most of them very small: 71.4 percent had fewer than five employees. Construction and retail had five establishments each.
Jennings, FL
Across the state line, Jennings is a town in Hamilton County, FL, about 19 miles south-southeast. In 2023 ZIP 32053 counted 42 employer establishments; construction (11) and retail (7) were the largest groups. Florida, not Georgia, sets the paperwork for a business there.
Closer to the office
Several places sit within about 13 miles of McKey Street, all in Lowndes County, GA: the city of Remerton (about 2 miles), the town of Dasher (about 7 miles), and the unincorporated communities of Bemiss, Clyattville, Moody AFB and Naylor. Census business data for these places is too thin or too mixed with Valdosta's ZIP codes to describe them separately, so the county figures on the Valdosta, GA page are the better guide.
Farther out, in neighboring Georgia counties
Morven and Dixie in Brooks County, GA, Cecil in Cook County, GA, Stockton in Lanier County, GA, and Echols County, GA all lie within about 24 miles. Owners there reach us the same way as everyone else: by phone at (229) 210-0892 or through the online request.
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