Mountain City, Georgia

Mountain City, Georgia
U.S. Route 23 in Mountain City
U.S. Route 23 in Mountain City
Location in Rabun County and the state of Georgia
Location in Rabun County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°55′11″N 83°23′07″W / 34.91972°N 83.38528°W / 34.91972; -83.38528
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyRabun
Area
 • Total1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2)
 • Land1.82 sq mi (4.70 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation2,169 ft (661 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total904
 • Density497.80/sq mi (192.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30562
Area code706
FIPS code13-53116[3]
GNIS feature ID2406216[2]

Mountain City is an incorporated town in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 904 at the 2020 census. The town straddles the Eastern Continental Divide in a deep gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain front. The gap allows U.S. Route 441 to cross the range at an elevation of 2168 feet without the significant grade required by roadways at most other mountain passes along the Georgia Blue Ridge.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain City, Georgia
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.