The city limits include Johnson State Prison on the northeast side of town.

[7] U.S. Route 319 passes through the city center on Elm Street; it leads northeast 19 miles (31 km) to Bartow and southwest 18 miles (29 km) to Dublin.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,449 people, 1,148 households, and 631 families residing in the city.

[24] The Old Fashioned Fourth of July Festival has been held in the small town of Wrightsville since 1976.

The festivities continue the next morning with a parade of various floats created by churches and businesses in the community.