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Welcome to Grayson ...

The city of Grayson is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grayson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grayson has a population of 4,450 people<2> (see below for details).

Grayson is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Grayson: 30017<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grayson had an population of 4,450 people. This is an increase of 66.92% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grayson had a population of 2,666 people. This makes Grayson the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Grayson represents 0.03% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Grayson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Grayson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Websites for Grayson ...

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Communities near Grayson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grayson ...

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

Adding Grayson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grayson post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grayson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gwinnett, 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 Grayson.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grayson - 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 Grayson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Grayson 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 Grayson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grayson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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