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Welcome to Tyrone ...

The town of Tyrone is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyrone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tyrone has a population of 7,533 people<2> (see below for details).

Tyrone is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

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

The ZIP code for Tyrone: 30290<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tyrone had an population of 7,533 people. This is an increase of 9.51% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tyrone had a population of 6,879 people (which is 6.43% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Tyrone the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Tyrone represents 0.07% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Tyrone ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 26 communities that are also named Tyrone - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Tyrone ...

Official Website: www.tyrone.org/

Communities near Tyrone ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyrone ...

Looking for more information about Tyrone? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tyrone, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tyrone.

Adding Tyrone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyrone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tyrone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tyrone post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyrone.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tyrone.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tyrone - 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 Tyrone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Tyrone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Tyrone). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tyrone or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/