Alpharetta, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Atlanta. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the south of Alpharetta and has a population of 416,474 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Sandy Springs. It is located about 10 miles [16 km] to the southwest of Alpharetta and has a population of 88,225 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	College Park	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	19,969	2.03% decrease
	Decatur	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	18,986	4.62% increase
	Douglasville	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	Duluth	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	26,125	18.1% increase
	East Point	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	43,418	9.66% increase
	Forest Park	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	21,726	1.3% increase
	Gainesville	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	35,668	39.45% increase
	Johns Creek	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Kennesaw	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	31,628	45.92% increase
	Lawrenceville	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	29,258	30.63% increase
	Marietta	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	67,562	15% increase
	Milton	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Peachtree City	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	34,788	10.16% increase
	Roswell	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	87,657	10.49% increase
	Smyrna	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	49,854	21.6% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Berkeley Lake	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,096	23.66% increase
	Chamblee	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	11,202	17.27% increase
	Cumming	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,719	35.52% increase
	Danbury Village	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Doraville	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	10,268	4.12% increase
	Dunwoody	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Elmside Village	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Friendly Village of Crooked Creek	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Mountain Park	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	566	11.86% increase
	Norcross	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	10,737	27.67% increase
	Peachtree	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Sturbridge Village	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Sugar Hill	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	17,204	50.93% increase
	White City	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Woodstock	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	23,141	130.26% increase

Fulton County

Alpharetta is located in Fulton County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth and Gwinnett.

While not sharing a border with Fulton, the following counties are close to Alpharetta: Hall, Dawson and Clarke.

Below are counties that are near Alpharetta (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alpharetta:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alpharetta
	Banks County	NE	Gillsville	39 miles [62 km]
	Barrow County	E	Auburn	25 miles [40 km]
	Bartow County	W	Sequoyah Estates	22 miles [35 km]
	Cherokee County	NW	Creek Hollow South	7 miles [11 km]
	Clarke County	SE	Waverly Woods	20 miles [32 km]
	Clayton County	S	Conley	29 miles [46 km]
	Cobb County	SW	Oak Chase	7 miles [11 km]
	Dawson County	N	Barrettsville	19 miles [30 km]
	DeKalb County	SW	Mill Glen	7 miles [11 km]
	Douglas County	SW	Lawrence Estates	27 miles [43 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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