Gainesville, Georgia | |
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Nicknames: "Queen City of the Mountains", "Poultry Capital of the World"[1] | |
Coordinates: 34°17′25″N 83°49′46″W / 34.29028°N 83.82944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Hall |
Gainesville | 1818 |
Named for | Edmund P. Gaines |
Area | |
• City | 35.37 sq mi (91.61 km2) |
• Land | 33.42 sq mi (86.57 km2) |
• Water | 1.95 sq mi (5.04 km2) |
Elevation | 1,214 ft (370 m) |
Population | |
• City | 42,296 |
• Density | 1,265.4/sq mi (488.57/km2) |
• Urban | 164,365 (US: 219th)[3] |
• Urban density | 1,102.1/sq mi (425.5/km2) |
• Metro | 203,136 (US: 217th) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 30501, 30503-30504, 30506-30507 |
Area code | 770 |
FIPS code | 13-31908[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 2403675[4] |
Website | www |
The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States.[7] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296.[5]