Map of Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Gainesville is a city in Georgia, United States, with a population of about 38,712. It lies at 34.2979°N, 83.8241°W, about 381 m above sea level. Gainesville is about 792 km (492 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Johns Creek, 46 km to the southwest.

Gainesville at a glance

Where is Gainesville?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 52 min on the shortest day to 14 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gainesville

• Johns Creek — 46 km southwest
• Milton — 48 km southwest
• Alpharetta — 50 km southwest
• Peachtree Corners — 52 km southwest
• Athens — 56 km southeast
• Roswell — 58 km southwest
• Dunwoody — 61 km southwest
• Sandy Springs — 66 km southwest
• Brookhaven — 68 km southwest
• Stonecrest — 72 km southwest

Largest cities in Georgia

• Atlanta — 510,823
• Columbus — 206,922
• Savannah — 147,780
• Athens — 127,315
• South Fulton — 107,436
• Sandy Springs — 105,330
• Roswell — 94,501
• Macon — 91,351
• Johns Creek — 83,335
• Albany — 74,843

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 Gainesville

• Gainesville — Florida, United States

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.