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Welcome to Powers Lane ...

Powers Lane is located in Fulton County<1>.

Powers Lane is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Powers Lane and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Powers Lane: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Powers Lane ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Johns Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marietta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Dunwoody West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powers Lane ...

Looking for more information about Powers Lane? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Powers Lane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powers Lane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powers Lane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Powers Lane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Powers Lane area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.