Atlanta metropolitan area

Coordinates: 33°45′18″N 84°23′24″W / 33.75500°N 84.39000°W / 33.75500; -84.39000
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Metro Atlanta
Atlanta metropolitan area
Map of Metro Atlanta
Map of Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°45′18″N 84°23′24″W / 33.75500°N 84.39000°W / 33.75500; -84.39000 title
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
Largest cityAtlanta
Area
 • Metro
8,376 sq mi (21,694 km2)
 • CSA10,494.03 sq mi (27,179.4 km2)
Elevation
606 - 3,288 ft (185 - 1,002 m)
Population
 (2012 Estimates)[1]
 • Density630/sq mi (243/km2)
 • Urban
4,515,419 (9th)
 • MSA
5,457,831 (9th)
 • CSA
6,092,295 (11th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
300xx to 303xx
Area code(s)404, 770, 678, 470

The Atlanta metropolitan area is an area around the city of Atlanta. The United States Office of Management and Budget calls the area the "Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area". It is also unofficially known as Metro Atlanta. More people live in the Atlanta metropolitan area than any other metro area in Georgia. It is the sixth largest metro area in the United States. The Atlanta metropolitan area includes 29 counties in north Georgia. The US Census Bureau estimated that 5,457,831 people lived in the Atlanta metropolitan area in 2012.[2]The City of Atlanta, however, is only the 40th largest the U.S., with an estimated population of around 420,003 in the 2000 Census and 498,715 in the 2020 Census.[3] The City of Atlanta occupies 131 sq.miles and has a relatively low population density of 671.5 people/sq.mile. In comparison, New York City and Los Angeles have population densities of 8,158.7 and 8092.3 people/sq.mile respectively (2000 Census).

References[change | change source]

  1. "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  2. US Census Bureau, "Largest US Metropolitan Areas by Population, 1990-2010", in World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012, p. 612.
  3. Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-03-14.