Georgia · Census place 1372122

South Fulton, Georgia

South Fulton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia with an estimated 112,003 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 7th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
112,003
#7 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+3.5%
+3,762 people
Land area
92.8 sq mi
+ 1.28 sq mi water
Density
1,206 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: South Fulton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Atlanta.

South Fulton population, 2020 to 2024

South Fulton added 3,762 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.5%. In the latest year it moved by +530. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 78th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so South Fulton is 6.9 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 108,074. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

South Fulton covers 92.84 square miles of land and 1.28 of water, for 1,206 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so South Fulton is close to the typical town.

What county South Fulton is in

All of South Fulton's residents live in Fulton County, which had 1,090,354 residents in 2024. South Fulton holds 10.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in South Fulton

7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap South Fulton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30213, 30272, 30291, 30296, 30331, 30336, 30349. 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 South Fulton is

The Census internal point of South Fulton is at 33.635700, -84.583400. Atlanta, the capital, is 13.7 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Atlanta, GA (520,070 people), 12.7 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 271 m (889 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
33.635700, -84.583400
DMS
33°38'8.52"N 84°35'0.24"W
UTM
16N 724141.8E 3724383.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
865QJCP8+7J
Time zone
America/New_York

Daylight in South Fulton

At 33.64° N, South Fulton 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. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the South Fulton daylight page.

Places near South Fulton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Union City, 3.1 miles away, with 28,195 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of South Fulton, GA?

112,003 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,762 (3.5%) from 108,241 in July 2020.

What county is South Fulton in?

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

What ZIP codes cover South Fulton?

7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 30213, 30272, 30291, 30296, 30331, 30336, 30349.

How far is South Fulton from Atlanta?

13.7 miles (22.0 km) in a straight line, heading NE from South Fulton.

What is the nearest larger city to South Fulton?

Atlanta, GA, with 520,070 residents, 12.7 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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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