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Zip Code 30009

Alpharetta, Georgia
City
Alpharetta City Hall
Alpharetta City Hall
Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia
Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia
Alpharetta is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Alpharetta
Alpharetta
Alpharetta is located in the US
Alpharetta
Alpharetta
Alpharetta is located in Metro Atlanta
Alpharetta
Alpharetta
Location of Alpharetta in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 34°04′24″N 84°16′52″W / 34.07333°N 84.28111°W / 34.07333; -84.28111Coordinates: 34°04′24″N 84°16′52″W / 34.07333°N 84.28111°W / 34.07333; -84.28111
Country United States
State Georgia
County Fulton
Incorporated December 11, 1858
Government
 • Mayor David Belle Isle
Area
 • Total 27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2)
 • Land 26.9 sq mi (69.7 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation 1,135 ft (346 m)
Population (2010) 57,551
 • Estimate (2016) 65,338
 • Density 2,342/sq mi (904.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 30004, 30005, 30009, 30022
Area code(s) 770, 404, 678
FIPS code 13-01696
GNIS feature ID 0310497
Website www.alpharetta.ga.gov

Alpharetta is a city located in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States and is a suburb of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, Alpharetta's population was 57,551. The estimated population in 2014 was 63,038.

In the 1830s, the Cherokee people in Georgia and elsewhere in the South were forcibly relocated to the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) under the Indian Removal Act. Pioneers and farmers later settled on the newly vacated land, situated along a former Cherokee trail stretching from the North Georgia mountains to the Chattahoochee River.

One of the first permanent landmarks in the area was the New Prospect Camp Ground (also known as the Methodist Camp Ground), located beside a natural spring near what is now downtown Alpharetta. It later served as a trading post for the exchanging of goods among settlers.

Known as the town of Milton through July 1858, the city of Alpharetta was chartered on December 11, 1858, with boundaries extending in a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) radius from the city courthouse. It served as the county seat of Milton County until 1931, when Milton County was merged with Fulton County to avoid bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

The city's name is a variation of a fictional Indian girl, Alfarata, in a 19th-century song, "The Blue Juniata". The name of the city is also believed to have been derived from the first letter of the Greek alphabet.


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