Georgia · Census place 1379528

Villa Rica, Georgia

Villa Rica is a city in 2 counties of Georgia with an estimated 20,095 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 59th largest of 305 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
20,095
#59 of 305 in Georgia
Change since 2020
+16.5%
+2,848 people
Land area
14.7 sq mi
+ 0.13 sq mi water
Density
1,372 / sq mi
State median 1,234
Orange pin: Villa Rica. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Villa Rica population, 2020 to 2024

Villa Rica added 2,848 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +16.5%. In the latest year it moved by +1,271. Among 148 Georgia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 23rd; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Georgia has 16,252 people, so Villa Rica is 1.2 times that size.

17.2k202018.0k202118.6k202218.8k202320.1k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 17,071. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Villa Rica covers 14.65 square miles of land and 0.13 of water, for 1,372 people per square mile of land. The median Georgia place of 5,000+ has 1,234, so Villa Rica is denser than the typical town.

The 2 counties Villa Rica spans

Villa Rica crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 20,095 residents as follows; Carroll County holds 58.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Carroll County11,773
  2. 02Douglas County8,322
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Villa Rica

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Villa Rica by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 30180. 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 Villa Rica is

The Census internal point of Villa Rica is at 33.728400, -84.916700. Atlanta, the capital, is 30.4 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Douglasville, GA (40,540 people), 12.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA, 20.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.728400, -84.916700
DMS
33°43'42.24"N 84°55'0.12"W
UTM
16N 693014.8E 3733991.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
865QP3HM+98

Daylight in Villa Rica

At 33.73° N, Villa Rica gets about 14 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Villa Rica

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Georgia, measured between internal points. The closest is Temple, 6.4 miles away, with 6,406 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Villa Rica, GA?

20,095 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,848 (16.5%) from 17,247 in July 2020.

What county is Villa Rica in?

It spans 2 counties: Carroll County (11,773 residents), Douglas County (8,322 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Villa Rica?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 30180.

How far is Villa Rica from Atlanta?

30.4 miles (48.9 km) in a straight line, heading E from Villa Rica.

What is the nearest larger city to Villa Rica?

Douglasville, GA, with 40,540 residents, 12.4 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.