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Welcome to Fulton County ...

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

The community of Atlanta is the Seat for Fulton County. Atlanta is also the capital of Georgia.

Fulton County was founded in 1853.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fulton had a population of 1,063,937 people. This is an increase of 14.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 925,632 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fulton represented 9.55% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Fulton County:

  • Alpharetta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta is located in Fulton County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
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  • Biscayne Club
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
  • Buchanan
    • Buchanan is located in Fulton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,176 people
  • Carlton Woods
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
  • Chattahoochee Hills
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coker
    • Coker is located in Fulton County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 598 people
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Corn Creek Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
    • Doral Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Doral Park is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
    • East Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Easton
      • Easton is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,875 people
    • Fairburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairburn is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
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    • Hapeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Johns Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayson
      • Mayson is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,103 people
    • Midtown
      • Midtown is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 254 people
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Milton is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
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    • Monk
      • Monk is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,673 people
    • Mountain Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • North Highland
      • North Highland is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 721 people
    • Palmetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peachtree Center
      • Peachtree Center is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,223 people
    • Pontevedra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
    • Rebecca Lake Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
    • Rico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rico is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
    • Roswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Roswell is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
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    • Sylvan Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
    • Thomasville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomasville is located in Fulton County (GA)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
    • Union City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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