Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The city of Chattanooga is primarily located in Hamilton County and is the county seat. A portion of Chattanooga extends into Marion County.

Chattanooga is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Colorado (historic^<2>), Ohio and Oklahoma have communities that are also named Chattanooga.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Chattanooga had a population of 155,554 people^<3> (or 50.49% of the total population of Hamilton County). The population of Chattanooga represented 2.73% of the total of Tennessee, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Chattanooga had a population of 170,880 people. This is an increase of 9.85% 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 Chattanooga.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Chickamauga (GA)	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,589	15.32% increase
	Fort Oglethorpe (GA)	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	9,663	39.24% increase
	Ringgold (GA)	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,803	15.73% increase
	Rossville (GA)	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,403	3.08% decrease
	Trenton (GA)	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,375	22.3% increase
	Collegedale	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	7,947	22% increase

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

Websites for Chattanooga

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The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<5>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Chattanooga. 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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