Gainesville metropolitan area, Georgia explained

Official Name:	Metropolitan Gainesville
Other Name:	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Area
Settlement Type:	Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map Alt:	Map of Metro Atlanta
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Georgia
Timezone:	EST
Utc Offset:	−5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	−4
Postal Code Type:	ZIP codes
Postal Code:	300xx to 303xx
Area Codes:	404/678/470/943 inside the perimeter 770/678/470/943 outside the perimeter

The Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county  - Hall  - in the state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 179,684 (though a July 1, 2016 estimate placed the population at 196,637).^[1]

The Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is also part of the larger Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Gainesville, Georgia Combined Statistical Area.

Counties

• Hall

Communities

Cities

• City of Buford (partial)
• City of Flowery Branch
• City of Gainesville (Principal city)
• City of Gillsville (partial)
• City of Lula (partial)
• City of Oakwood

Towns

• Town of Braselton (partial)
• Town of Clermont
• Town of Rest Haven (partial)

See also

• Georgia census statistical areas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016 - United States - Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas; and for Puerto Rico . . 2016 Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 2017-03-01 . 2017-07-05 .