Marietta, Georgia

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The city of Marietta is located in Cobb County and is the county seat.

Marietta is 330 feet [100.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Marietta can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Marietta had a population of 58,748 people^<3> (or 9.59% of the total population of Cobb County). The population of Marietta represented 0.72% of the total of Georgia, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Marietta had a population of 67,562 people. This is an increase of 15% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Marietta.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Acworth	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	19,476	45.11% increase
	Alpharetta	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	49,903	43.18% increase
	Atlanta	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	537,958	29.17% increase
	Decatur	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	18,986	4.62% increase
	Douglasville	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	Kennesaw	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	31,628	45.92% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Marietta.

Websites for Marietta

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Marietta. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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