Georgia · Census place 1313492

Carrollton, Georgia

Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Georgia with an estimated 28,306 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 44th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
28,306
#44 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+5.6%
+1,509 people
Land area
23.1 sq mi
+ 0.56 sq mi water
Density
1,228 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: Carrollton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Carrollton population, 2020 to 2024

Carrollton added 1,509 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.6%. In the latest year it moved by +501. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 63rd; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Carrollton is 1.7 times that size.

26.8k202026.8k202127.3k202227.8k202328.3k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 26,798. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Carrollton covers 23.05 square miles of land and 0.56 of water, for 1,228 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Carrollton is close to the typical town.

What county Carrollton is in

All of Carrollton's residents live in Carroll County, which had 129,911 residents in 2024. Carrollton holds 21.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Carrollton

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Carrollton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30116, 30117, 30118. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Carrollton is

The Census internal point of Carrollton is at 33.581800, -85.083300. Atlanta, the capital, is 41.6 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newnan, GA (45,548 people), 22.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA, 29.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.581800, -85.083300
DMS
33°34'54.48"N 85°04'59.88"W
UTM
16N 677878.7E 3717434.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
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Daylight in Carrollton

At 33.58° N, Carrollton gets about 14 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Carrollton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Mount Zion, 7.0 miles away, with 2,054 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carrollton, GA?

28,306 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,509 (5.6%) from 26,797 in July 2020.

What county is Carrollton in?

Carroll County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Carrollton?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 30116, 30117, 30118.

How far is Carrollton from Atlanta?

41.6 miles (67.0 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Carrollton.

What is the nearest larger city to Carrollton?

Newnan, GA, with 45,548 residents, 22.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.