Welcome to Cumming ...

The city of Cumming is located in Forsyth County<1> and is the County Seat for Forsyth County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cumming, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cumming has a population of 6,514 people<2> (see below for details).

Cumming is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cumming lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Cumming: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

The ZIP codes for Cumming: 30028, 30040-30041<5>

Websites for Cumming ...

Official Website:   www.cityofcumming.net/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cummingforsythchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cumming had an population of 6,514 people. This is an increase of 19.96% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cumming had a population of 5,430 people. This makes Cumming the county's most populous community.

The population of Cumming represents 0.06% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cumming.

Communities Also Named Cumming ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cumming - they are located in Iowa and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cumming.

Communities near Cumming ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cumming.

• Roswell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <6>
• Johns Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <6>
• Alpharetta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <6>
• Peachtree Corners
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <6>
• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
• Gainesville Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Milton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• Lawrenceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
• Duluth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <6>
• Sugar Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cumming. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cumming.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cumming. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumming.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumming. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cumming.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cumming ...

Looking for more information about Cumming? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cumming, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cumming.

Adding Cumming to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cumming in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cumming was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1834.

We also found Cumming in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cumming.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cumming: www.cityofcumming.net/

The official website for Forsyth County: www.forsythco.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/