[1] The Valdosta metropolitan area is located within Southeast Georgia, bordering the U.S. state of Florida.

For U.S. census purposes, the Valdosta metropolitan area includes four counties: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes.

At the 2000 United States census, there were 119,560 people, 42,666 households, and 29,474 families residing in the Valdosta metropolitan area.

Approximately 17% of the metropolitan area lived at or below the poverty line, and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $178,500.

Portions of the area also receive television and radio networks from the Tallahassee, Florida media market.