Welcome to Palmetto ...

The city of Palmetto is primarily located in Fulton County<1>. A portion of Palmetto extends into Coweta County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmetto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Palmetto has a population of 4,854 people<2> (see below for details).

Palmetto is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Palmetto: (470)<4>, (678) & (770)

The ZIP code for Palmetto: 30268<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palmetto had an population of 4,854 people. This is an increase of 8.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Palmetto had a population of 4,488 people. This makes Palmetto the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Palmetto represents 0.05% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 133rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,488 people, the population of Palmetto increased 32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,400 people).

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

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Palmetto ...

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

• South Fulton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Smokey Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Peachtree City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <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>
• Douglasville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <7>
• Pontevedra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (18 miles [29 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

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

Adding Palmetto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palmetto post office opened in 1847.

We also found Palmetto in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmetto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/

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