Welcome to Tyrone ...

The town of Tyrone is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyrone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tyrone has a population of 7,533 people<2> (see below for details).

Tyrone is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tyrone lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Tyrone (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Tyrone is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

The ZIP code for Tyrone: 30290<5>

Websites for Tyrone ...

Official Website: www.tyrone.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tyrone had an population of 7,533 people. This is an increase of 9.51% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tyrone had a population of 6,879 people (which is 6.46% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Tyrone the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Tyrone represents 0.07% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tyrone.

Communities Also Named Tyrone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Tyrone: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Wilkes County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 26 communities that are also named Tyrone - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tyrone.

Communities near Tyrone ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tyrone.

• South Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Smokey Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <7>
• East Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <7>
• Pontevedra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Union City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <7>
• Foreston Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
• Forest Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <7>
• Fayetteville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <7>
• Kings Forest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tyrone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyrone.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tyrone. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tyrone.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tyrone. See our Newspapers Page for Tyrone.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyrone ...

Looking for more information about Tyrone? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tyrone, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tyrone.

Adding Tyrone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyrone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tyrone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Tyrone post office opened in 1910.

We also found Tyrone on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyrone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tyrone: www.tyrone.org/

The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/