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Welcome to Austell ...

The city of Austell is primarily located in Cobb County<1>. A portion of Austell extends into Douglas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Austell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Austell has a population of 7,175 people<2> (see below for details).

Austell is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Austell: 770, 470 & 678<4>

The ZIP codes for Austell: 30106, 30168<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Austell had an population of 7,175 people. This is an increase of 9.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Austell had a population of 6,581 people. This makes Austell the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Austell represents 0.07% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 101st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,581 people, the population of Austell increased 22.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,359 people).

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

Websites for Austell ...

Official Website: www.austell.org/

Communities near Austell ...

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

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 Austell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Austell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Austell. 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 Austell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Austell. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Austell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austell ...

Looking for more information about Austell? 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 Austell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Austell.

Adding Austell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Austell 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 Austell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Austell post office opened in 1883.

We also found Austell on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Austell.

The official website for Austell: www.austell.org/

The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cobb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Austell.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Austell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Austell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Austell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Austell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Austell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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