Welcome to Morrow ...

The city of Morrow is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morrow has a population of 7,190 people<2> (see below for details).

Morrow is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Morrow: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

The ZIP codes for Morrow: 30260, 30287<5>

Websites for Morrow ...

Official Website: www.cityofmorrow.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morrow had an population of 7,190 people. This is an increase of 11.56% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morrow had a population of 6,445 people. This makes Morrow the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Morrow represents 0.07% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Morrow ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 7 communities that are also named Morrow - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Morrow ...

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

• Atlanta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
• South Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Brookhaven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Peachtree City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <6>
• East Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• McDonough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <6>
• Pontevedra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
• Decatur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrow ...

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

Adding Morrow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morrow post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morrow: www.cityofmorrow.com/

The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/

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