Fayetteville, GA Road Trips
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10.4 mi
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Quickest Drive
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Fayetteville, GA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
19,364
Median Income
$82,144
Median Home Value
$331,700
Median Age
43.8
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Fayetteville, GA at a Glance
Founded
1823
Elevation
1,017 ft
Area
11 mi²
Notable People from Fayetteville, GA
A sampling of people born in Fayetteville, GA.
Christian Taylor
1990
American track and field athlete
Jabari Smith Jr.
2003
American basketball player (born. 2003)
Hugh M. Dorsey
1871–1948
American judge (1871-1948)
Brian Branch
2001
American football player (born 2001)
Sam Martin
1990
American football player
Kyle Dugger
1996
American football safety
Brandon Boykin
1990
American football player
Mike Hilton
1994
American football cornerback
John D. Stewart
1833–1894
American politician (1833-1894)
City data from Wikidata (Q782494), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Fayetteville, GA
Fayetteville is a small town about an hour away from Atlanta, in the city's Metro Area. Formerly quite rural, it has lately become more suburban with the rise of shopping chains such as Lowe's and JC Penney's, and housing sub-development neighborhoods.
1 Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum, 140 West Lanier Avenue, ☏ +1 770-716-5332, [email protected]. Tu - Sa 10AM - 3PM. $5 Adults $4 Seniors & Students. (updated May 2016)
There are plenty of things to do. Almost every month the small city's town square has a type of celebration, like July Jam in July, which usually lasts about a week, or maybe the Taste of Fayette which is held in May. Alchemy. (updated May 2016) 1 Fun Spot America Atlanta, 1675 GA-85 N. Hours vary; see website. Typically noon-8PM, summer: daily; winter: Sa-Su, plus weekdays during holiday periods. A modestly-sized but excellent independent amusement park. Lots of rides and activities for both kids and adults, including four huge outdoor go kart tracks, a decent roller coaster and other rides, miniature golf, laser tag, and arcade games, not to mention bumper boats that are nice for cooling off a bit in the hot Georgia summer. With hardly any lines, it's a much better way to fill your day with rides than a super-crowded mainstream theme park. Day pass $29.95/person (save 10% online); kids under 54 inches get a $5 card for in-park spending. (updated May 2019)
There are many places to sleep in Fayetteville, most easily to spot a Hampton Inn and a Holiday Express inn, both should be quite comfortable.
Fayetteville can be Reached by car from the Atlanta airport, about thirty minutes away. Unfortunately, you cannot reach the city by bus.
Travel tips adapted from Fayetteville (Georgia) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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