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Atlanta
State: Georgia
Country: United States
Atlanta by the Numbers:
Population: 470,688, 4,917,717 metro area
Land Area: 131 square miles
Elevation: 1,035 feet
Average Annual Rainfall: 48 inches
Average January Temperature: 48 degrees F
Average July Temperature: 90 degrees F
Quick Facts:
Major Industries: High Tech, Transportation, Financial Services
Ethnic Mix: 61% African American, 33% Caucasian, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian
Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two-pin plug
Time Zone: GMT - 5
Country Dialing Code: 1
Area Codes: 404, 770, 678 ( must be included when dialing locally )
Did You Know? The city was originally named Terminus and then Marthaville before finally settling on Atlanta.
Orientation: Atlanta is located in northern Georgia in the southeast corner of the United States. It looms 244 miles north of the Florida state line, 200 miles northwest of the Atlantic Ocean, for which it is named after, and 275 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.
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