Come and experience all that Georgia has to offer – As an iconic southern US destination, Georgia welcomes visitors with a variety of unforgettable sights and experiences that can only be found here. Georgia stands out for how she exceeds expectations, and also defines them. With cities big and small, a diverse population, burgeoning art and culture, and a geographic breadth that ranges from mountains to beaches, there’s much more to Georgia than just its famous peaches. This state is constantly redefining what it is to be a Southerner through the places, perspectives and people that make Georgia truly unique.
Country United States
Before statehood Province of Georgia
Admitted to the Union January 2, 1788; 234 years ago (4th)
Capital
(and largest city) Atlanta
Largest metro and urban areas Atlanta
Government
• Governor Brian Kemp (R)
• Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan (R)
Legislature Georgia General Assembly
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Representatives
Judiciary Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. senators
Jon Ossoff (D)
Raphael Warnock (D)
U.S. House delegation 8 Republicans
6 Democrats (list)
Area
• Total 59,425 sq mi (153,909 km2)
• Land 57,906 sq mi (149,976 km2)
• Water 1,519 sq mi (3,933 km2) 2.6%
• Rank 24th
Dimensions
• Length 298 mi (480 km)
• Width 230 mi (370 km)
Elevation 600 ft (180 m)
Highest elevation (Brasstown Bald[1][a]) 4,784 ft (1,458 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[1]) 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2020)
• Total 10,711,908[2]
• Rank 8th
• Density 185.2/sq mi (71.5/km2)
• Rank 18th
• Median household income $61,200[3]
• Income rank 29th
Demonym Georgian
Language
• Official language English
• Spoken language English
Spanish (7.42%)
Other (2.82%)
Time zone UTC– 05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST) UTC– 04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation
GA
ISO 3166 code US-GA
Traditional abbreviation Ga.
Latitude 30.356–34.985° N
Longitude 80.840–85.605° W
Website www.georgia.gov
Real Estate United States, Georgia
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Georgia cities list
Abbeville Acworth Adairsville Adel Adrian Ailey Alamo Alapaha Albany Aldora Allenhurst Allentown Alma Alpharetta Alston Alto Ambrose Americus Andersonville Arabi Aragon Arcade Argyle Arlington Arnoldsville Ashburn Athens †[b] Atlanta Attapulgus Auburn Augusta †[c] Austell Avalon Avera Avondale Estates
Baconton Bainbridge Baldwin Ball Ground Barnesville Bartow Barwick Baxley Bellville Berkeley Lake Berlin Bethlehem Between Bishop Blackshear Blairsville Blakely Bloomingdale Blue Ridge Bluffton Blythe Bogart Boston Bostwick Bowdon Bowersville Bowman Braselton Braswell Bremen Brinson Bronwood Brookhaven[d] Brooklet Brooks Broxton Brunswick Buchanan Buckhead Buena Vista Buford Butler Byromville Byron
Cadwell Cairo Calhoun Camak Camilla Canon Canton Carl Carlton Carnesville Carrollton Cartersville Cave Spring Cecil Cedartown Centerville Centralhatchee Chamblee Chatsworth Chattahoochee Hills Chauncey Chester Chickamauga Clarkesville Clarkston Claxton Clayton Clermont Cleveland Climax Cobbtown Cochran Cohutta Colbert College Park Collins Colquitt Columbus Comer Commerce Concord Conyers Coolidge Cordele Cornelia Covington Crawford Crawfordville Culloden Cumming Cusseta Cuthbert †
Dacula Dahlonega Daisy Dallas Dalton Damascus Danielsville Danville Darien Dasher Davisboro Dawson Dawsonville Dearing Decatur Deepstep Demorest Denton De Soto Dexter Dillard Doerun Donalsonville Dooling Doraville Douglas Douglasville Dublin Dudley Duluth Dunwoody Du Pont
East Dublin East Ellijay Eastman East Point Eatonton Echols County[e] Edge Hill Edison Elberton Ellaville Ellenton Ellijay Emerson Enigma Ephesus Eton Euharlee
Fairburn Fairmount Fargo Fayetteville Fitzgerald Flemington Flovilla Flowery Branch Folkston Forest Park Forsyth Fort Gaines Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Franklin Franklin Springs Funston
Gainesville Garden City Garfield Gay Geneva Georgetown Gibson Gillsville Girard Glennville Glenwood Good Hope Gordon Graham Grantville Gray Grayson Greensboro Greenville Griffin Grovetown Gumbranch Guyton
Hagan Hahira Hamilton Hampton Hapeville Haralson Harlem Harrison Hartwell Hawkinsville Hazlehurst Helen Hephzibah Hiawassee Higgston Hiltonia Hinesville Hiram Hoboken Hogansville Holly Springs Homeland Homer Homerville Hoschton Hull
Ideal Ila Iron City Irwinton Ivey
Jackson Jacksonville Jakin Jasper Jefferson Jeffersonville Jenkinsburg Jersey Jesup Johns Creek [f] Jonesboro Junction City
Kennesaw Keysville Kingsland Kingston Kite
LaFayette LaGrange Lake City Lakeland Lake Park Lavonia Lawrenceville Leary Leesburg Lenox Leslie Lexington Lilburn Lilly Lincolnton Lithonia Locust Grove Loganville Lone Oak Lookout Mountain Louisville Lovejoy Ludowici Lula Lumber City Lumpkin Luthersville Lyerly Lyons †
McCaysville McDonough McIntyre Macon †[g] McRae–Helena [h] Madison Manassas Manchester Mansfield Marietta Marshallville Martin Maxeys Maysville Meansville Meigs Menlo Metter Midville Midway Milan Milledgeville Millen Milner Milton Mitchell Molena Monroe Montezuma Monticello Montrose Moreland Morgan Morganton Morrow Morven Moultrie Mountain City Mountain Park Mount Airy Mount Vernon Mount Zion
Nahunta Nashville Nelson Newborn Newington Newnan Newton Nicholls Nicholson Norcross Norman Park North High Shoals Norwood Nunez
Oak Park Oakwood Ochlocknee Ocilla Oconee Odum Offerman Oglethorpe Oliver Omega Orchard Hill Oxford
Palmetto Parrott Patterson Pavo Peachtree City Peachtree Corners[i] Pearson Pelham Pembroke Pendergrass Perry Pinehurst Pine Lake Pine Mountain Pineview Pitts Plains Plainville Pooler Portal Porterdale Port Wentworth Poulan Powder Springs Pulaski
Quitman †
Ranger Ray City Rayle Rebecca Register Reidsville Remerton Rentz Resaca Rest Haven Reynolds Rhine Riceboro Richland Richmond Hill Riddleville Rincon Ringgold Riverdale Roberta Rochelle Rockmart Rocky Ford Rome Roopville Rossville Roswell Royston Rutledge St. Marys
Sale City Sandersville Sandy Springs Santa Claus Sardis Sasser Savannah Scotland Screven Senoia Shady Dale Sharon Sharpsburg Shellman Shiloh Siloam Sky Valley Smithville Smyrna Snellville Social Circle Soperton South Fulton[11] Sparks Sparta Springfield Stapleton Statesboro Statham Stillmore Stockbridge Stone Mountain Stonecrest Sugar Hill Summertown Summerville Sumner Sunny Side Surrency Suwanee Swainsboro Sycamore Sylvania Sylvester †
Talbotton Talking Rock Tallapoosa Tallulah Falls Talmo Tarrytown Taylorsville Temple Tennille Thomaston Thomasville Thomson Thunderbolt Tifton Tiger Tignall Toccoa Toomsboro Trenton Trion Tucker Tunnel Hill Turin Twin City Tybee Island Tyrone Ty Ty
Unadilla Union City Union Point Uvalda
Valdosta Varnell Vernonburg Vidette Vienna Vidalia Villa Rica
Waco Wadley Waleska Walnut Grove Walthourville Warm Springs Warner Robins Warrenton Warwick Washington Watkinsville Waverly Hall Waycross Waynesboro Webster County[j] West Point Whigham White White Plains Whitesburg Willacoochee Williamson Winder Winterville Woodbine Woodbury Woodland Woodstock Woodville Woolsey Wrens Wrightsville Yatesville Young Harris
Zebulon