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Welcome to Swanson Heights ...

Swanson Heights is located in Cobb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Swanson Heights: Swanson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Swanson Heights is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Swanson Heights: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Swanson Heights ...

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

  • Roswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Johns Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alpharetta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Dunwoody West
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swanson Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cobb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swanson Heights - 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 Swanson Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Swanson Heights 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.