Wadley is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,643 in 2020.
The community was named for William Morill Wadley, a railroad official.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wadley as a town in 1876. It was incorporated as a city in 1970.
Wadley is located at (32.870491, -82.403756).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.09%) is water.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,643 people, 654 households, and 381 families residing in the city.