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Welcome to The Summit ...

The Summit is located in Fayette County<1>.

When the people of The Summit refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Summitite<2>

The Summit is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for The Summit: 404, 470, 678 & 770<4>

Communities Also Named The Summit ...

While we believe that this The Summit is located in Fayette County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named The Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bartow, Emanuel, Harris and Walker County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 170 communities that are also named The Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (7), Iowa (4), Kansas (5), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maine (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (10), Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina (4), Ohio (11), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (16), Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (6), Virginia (5), Washington (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (5) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near The Summit ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smokey Acres
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Peachtree City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pontevedra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Griffin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette Villa Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Summit ...

Looking for more information about The Summit? 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 The Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Summit.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of The Summit refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of The Summit may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Summit - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the The Summit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the The Summit area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.