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Welcome to Thomasville ...

Thomasville is located in Fulton County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thomasville has a population of 18,518 people<2> (see below for details).

Thomasville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thomasville had an population of 18,518 people. This is an increase of 0.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thomasville had a population of 18,413 people.

The population of Thomasville represents 0.19% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 18,413 people, the population of Thomasville increased 1.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,162 people).

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

Communities Also Named Thomasville ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 15 communities that are also named Thomasville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thomasville ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smyrna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Dunwoody West
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Tucker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chamblee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stockbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge North
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Pontevedra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 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 Thomasville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomasville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomasville ...

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Thomasville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomasville - 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 Thomasville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Thomasville 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.