Rome, Georgia

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The city of Rome is located in Floyd County and is the county seat.

Rome is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Rome can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Rome had a population of 34,980 people^<3> (or 38.52% of the total population of Floyd County). The population of Rome represented 0.43% of the total of Georgia, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Rome had a population of 36,041 people. This is an increase of 3.03% 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 Rome.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adairsville	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	3,230	27.07% increase
	Aragon	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,079	3.85% increase
	Cave Spring	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,051	7.79% increase
	Cedartown	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	10,123	6.9% increase
	Euharlee	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,202	30.99% increase
	Kingston	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	669	1.52% increase

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

Websites for Rome

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The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia<5>

Search for Local Businesses

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) Rome. 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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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