Fulton County, Georgia

For other uses, see Fulton County (disambiguation).

Fulton County
County
County of Fulton
Atlanta's Fulton County Courthouse in 2011
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°47′N 84°28′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 20, 1853
Named for	Hamilton Fulton
Seat	Atlanta
Largest city	Atlanta
Area
• Total	534 sq mi (1,380 km2)
• Land	527 sq mi (1,360 km2)
• Water	7.7 sq mi (20 km2)  1.4%%
Population
• Estimate  (2017)	1,041,423
• Density	1,976/sq mi (763/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	5th, 6th, 11th, 13th
Website	www.fultoncountyga.gov

Fulton County is a county that can be found in the state of Georgia. The county seat of Fulton County is Atlanta, which is the state capital. As of July 2017, the population was around 1,040,000 persons.

Cities and towns

• Alpharetta
• Atlanta
• Chattahoochee Hills
• College Park
• East Point
• Fairburn
• Hapeville
• Johns Creek
• Milton
• Mountain Park
• Palmetto
• Roswell
• Sandy Springs
• Union City

Rural communities

• Birmingham (now within Milton)
• Campbellton
• Crabapple (now within Milton)
• Ocee (originally New York, then Mazeppa, now within Johns Creek)
• Red Oak
• Rico
• Sandtown
• Shakerag
• South Fulton (entirety of remaining unincorporated land, voted against cityhood in 2007)
• Warsaw