Map of Athens, Georgia, United States

Athens is a city in Georgia, United States, with a population of about 127,315. It lies at 33.9609°N, 83.3779°W, about 228 m above sea level. Athens is about 789 km (490 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gainesville, 56 km to the northwest.

Athens at a glance

Where is Athens?

• The 4th largest city in Georgia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Athens

• Gainesville — 56 km northwest
• Stonecrest — 75 km west
• Johns Creek — 76 km west
• Peachtree Corners — 78 km west
• Alpharetta — 85 km west
• Milton — 87 km west
• Dunwoody — 88 km west
• Brookhaven — 90 km west
• Roswell — 91 km west
• Sandy Springs — 92 km west

Largest cities in Georgia

• Atlanta — 510,823
• Columbus — 206,922
• Savannah — 147,780
• South Fulton — 107,436
• Sandy Springs — 105,330
• Roswell — 94,501
• Macon — 91,351
• Johns Creek — 83,335
• Albany — 74,843
• Warner Robins — 73,490

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Athens

• Athens — Attica, Greece

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.