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Summary for The Plains


About The Plains (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Cobb County (see below)

Time Zone: The Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 770, 470 & 678<2>

Elevation: 1,100 feet [335.28 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for The Plains:

Lat:   34.028400°   (or 34°1'42" N)

Lon:   -84.476000°   (or -84°28'33" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Mountain Park<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for The Plains

GNIS ID:   1686072

FIPS State / Place Code:   None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for The Plains)


About Cobb County

The community of Marietta is the County Seat for Cobb County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Cobb)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     760,141   (10.25% increase since 2010)  
2010     689,495   (13.45% increase since 2000)
2000:     607,751

Total Area:<7>   344.5 sq. miles [892.3 km²]   - of which 1.44% is water (4.97 sq. miles [12.9 km²])

Housing Units: <8>   286,490

Official Website:   https://www.cobbcounty.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cobb

GNIS ID:   1686112

FIPS State / County Code:   13 / 067

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for The Plains)


About Georgia

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     10,628,020   (9.71% increase since 2010)  
2010:     9,687,653   (18.34% increase since 2000)
2000:     8,186,453

Websites for State of Georgia

Official Website:   https://georgia.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Parks:   https://gastateparks.org/

Fishing:   https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/

Hunting:   https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Georgia

GNIS ID:   1705317

FIPS State:   13

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for The Plains)

Footnotes ...

<1>While The Plains is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>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 The Plains area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the The Plains area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of The Plains, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes The Plains.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of The Plains. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).