College Park, Georgia, in Fulton county, is 7 miles SW of Atlanta, Georgia. The city is conveniently located inside the Atlanta metropolitan area.
College Park has all the benefits of a large city, while preserving the neighborliness of a hometown. Its close proximity to Atlanta provides residents and visitors alike with easy access to colleges and universities, shopping and other places of interest. The city also boasts being home to the largest private school in the United States, Woodward Academy.
College Park has two recreation centers, the Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center and the Wayman & Bessie Brady Recreation Center. These centers are well-equipped and provide facilities like gymnasiums and basketball courts. The city also has four well facilitated parks and a nine-hole municipal golf course. The historic district of College Park is the fourth largest in Georgia, with 867 structures mentioned on the National Register for Historic Places.
A city where growth and progress embrace the past to enhance the future, downtown College Park anchors the city with its historic Main Street business district. Through assistance from the College Park Development/Main Street Office, new specialty businesses are replacing once vacant storefronts and transitional businesses.
The new Georgia International Convention Center is a state-of-the-art facility owned and operated by the City of College Park, and is the second largest exhibit and meeting space in the state.
Housing Cost
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,372
Demographics
Population in July 2007: 20,113. College Park covers 9.71 square miles.
Zip codes: 30337
Weather
College Park, GA climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 40's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 89.40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 33.50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 18 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 19 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at College Park is 50.20 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is March with an average rainfall of 5.38 Inches.
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