Cities Within 50 Miles of Gainesville, GA: ZIP Codes & Service Area
Within 50 miles of Gainesville, GA there are 60 cities and towns that have a page on this site, and 140 places in total in our data. Around Gainesville the count grows from 1 within 10 miles to 14 within 25 miles and 150 within 100 miles. The places inside the 25-mile circle use 35 ZIP codes. Use this page to define a service area, plan a delivery radius or understand the region around Gainesville.
How many places are near Gainesville?
| Within 10 miles | 1 |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 14 |
| Within 50 miles | 60 |
| Within 100 miles | 150 |
| All places within 50 miles | 140 |
| Combined place estimates within 50 miles | 7,229,856 |
| ZIP codes within 25 miles | 35 |
Counts include only places with at least 5,000 residents in our data for the city numbers, and every listed community for the total. Combined place estimates add up dataset figures, so places that share ZIP code areas can overlap, and the sum can overstate the true population of the circle.
Which cities are within 50 miles of Gainesville?
The 40 closest places are listed with their distance and direction from Gainesville. The nearest is Flowery Branch, GA, 9.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles between place centers.
| Place | Distance | Direction | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowery Branch, GA | 9.5 mi | Southwest | 8,325 |
| Braselton, GA | 12.6 mi | South | 12,961 |
| Buford, GA | 15.0 mi | Southwest | 15,522 |
| Jefferson, GA | 16.8 mi | Southeast | 13,322 |
| Sugar Hill, GA | 18.0 mi | Southwest | 24,617 |
| Cumming, GA | 18.3 mi | West | 6,547 |
| Dahlonega, GA | 18.7 mi | Northwest | 7,294 |
| Auburn, GA | 19.0 mi | South | 7,660 |
| Commerce, GA | 21.1 mi | East | 7,172 |
| Suwanee, GA | 21.5 mi | Southwest | 20,907 |
| Winder, GA | 21.5 mi | South | 48,125 |
| Cleveland, GA | 21.5 mi | North | 5,372 |
| Dacula, GA | 21.7 mi | South | 6,350 |
| Cornelia, GA | 23.2 mi | Northeast | 20,913 |
| Lawrenceville, GA | 25.1 mi | South | 30,834 |
| Duluth, GA | 26.8 mi | Southwest | 29,609 |
| Johns Creek, GA | 27.7 mi | Southwest | 84,579 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 29.6 mi | Southwest | 67,213 |
| Milton, GA | 29.6 mi | West | 39,587 |
| Snellville, GA | 31.6 mi | South | 20,077 |
| Loganville, GA | 31.7 mi | South | 12,880 |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | 32.0 mi | Southwest | 43,905 |
| Norcross, GA | 32.5 mi | Southwest | 16,592 |
| Lilburn, GA | 32.9 mi | Southwest | 12,810 |
| Roswell, GA | 34.5 mi | Southwest | 94,763 |
| Monroe, GA | 34.6 mi | South | 16,380 |
| Toccoa, GA | 35.1 mi | Northeast | 10,647 |
| Mountain Park, GA | 35.2 mi | Southwest | 13,392 |
| Athens, GA | 35.3 mi | Southeast | 141,532 |
| Doraville, GA | 36.6 mi | Southwest | 10,265 |
| Dunwoody, GA | 36.6 mi | Southwest | 49,356 |
| Jasper, GA | 37.5 mi | West | 6,374 |
| Tucker, GA | 37.5 mi | Southwest | 36,395 |
| Canton, GA | 37.8 mi | West | 30,528 |
| Holly Springs, GA | 38.3 mi | West | 15,442 |
| Chamblee, GA | 38.9 mi | Southwest | 30,307 |
| Stone Mountain, GA | 38.9 mi | Southwest | 6,281 |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 39.4 mi | Southwest | 109,452 |
| Clarkston, GA | 40.6 mi | Southwest | 12,637 |
| Brookhaven, GA | 40.6 mi | Southwest | 55,554 |
What is the biggest place near Gainesville?
The largest place inside the 50-mile circle is Atlanta, GA with an estimated 5,449,398 people, and the densest is Clarkston, GA at about 6,980 per square mile. The state capital, Atlanta, GA, is 50 miles from Gainesville. Smaller communities inside the circle often depend on the larger centers for work, healthcare and shopping, so the circle gives a rough picture of the region that Gainesville anchors.
Which states and time zones does a 50-mile circle around Gainesville reach?
The circle touches 2 states: Georgia (139 places), South Carolina (1 places). All places in the circle share one time zone, Eastern time. A service area that crosses a state line may also change tax rules, licensing and permit requirements, which are decided locally.
Which ZIP codes are within 25 miles of Gainesville?
The places inside a 25-mile circle use 35 ZIP codes in our data: 30011, 30019, 30024, 30040, 30041, 30501, 30502, 30504, 30507, 30510, 30511, 30515, 30517, 30518, 30519, 30527, 30528, 30529, 30531, 30533, 30534, 30542, 30543, 30547, 30548, 30549, 30554, 30558, 30563, 30566, 30567, 30575, 30597, 30599, 30680. ZIP codes are delivery areas, not circles, so a code can reach slightly beyond the radius. See how ZIP codes work before you build a mailing or delivery list from them.
How can you use a radius around Gainesville?
- Define a service area for a business, and list the towns inside it.
- Estimate a commute or delivery range, remembering that road distance is 10 to 30 percent longer.
- Find nearby cities to compare for housing, work or schools.
- Check whether a job or customer is inside or outside your coverage.
For any other radius or starting city, use the radius search tool, which lets you pick 5 to 200 miles and download the list. The page for Gainesville has its ZIP codes, county and distances to major hubs.
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Counts and populations are dataset estimates and straight-line distances, not driving distances.