Powder Springs, Georgia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Atlanta. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the southeast of Powder Springs and has a population of 416,474 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Sandy Springs. It is located about 18 miles [28 km] to the east of Powder Springs and has a population of 88,225 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alpharetta	NE	27 mi [43.45 km]	49,903	43.18% increase
	College Park	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	19,969	2.03% decrease
	Douglasville	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	Duluth	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	26,125	18.1% increase
	East Point	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	43,418	9.66% increase
	Forest Park	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	21,726	1.3% increase
	Griffin	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	23,719	1.14% increase
	Johns Creek	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Kennesaw	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	31,628	45.92% increase
	Lawrenceville	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	29,258	30.63% increase
	Marietta	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	67,562	15% increase
	Peachtree City	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	34,788	10.16% increase
	Rome	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	36,041	3.03% increase
	Roswell	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	87,657	10.49% increase
	Smyrna	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	49,854	21.6% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Acworth	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	19,476	45.11% increase
	Austell	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	7,062	31.78% increase
	Brookside Village	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Dallas	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	10,584	109.34% increase
	Fair Oaks	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Furniture City	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Hiram	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,056	51.07% increase
	Indian Village	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Lithia Springs	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Mableton	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Payne	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Springwood Village	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Vinings	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	White City	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Windwood Village	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	---

Cobb County

Powder Springs is located in Cobb County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cobb: Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fulton and Paulding.

While not sharing a border with Cobb, the following counties are close to Powder Springs: DeKalb, Carroll and Polk.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Powder Springs
	Bartow County	N	Homestead Acres	14 miles [22 km]
	Carroll County	SW	Old Villa Rica	16 miles [25 km]
	Cherokee County	NE	Ashley Forest	15 miles [24 km]
	Clayton County	SE	Lakeview Heights	21 miles [33 km]
	Coweta County	S	Palmetto Pines	25 miles [40 km]
	DeKalb County	SE	Atlanta	16 miles [25 km]
	Douglas County	S	Anna Bella Estates	4 miles [6 km]
	Fayette County	S	Bethany	24 miles [38 km]
	Floyd County	NW	Green	30 miles [48 km]
	Forsyth County	NE	Big Creek	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<3>

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