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Snellville, GA Road Trips

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city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

29.2 mi

Sandy Springs, GA

Quickest Drive

39m

Brookhaven, GA

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Snellville, GA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

21,203

Median Income

$88,378

Median Home Value

$293,400

Median Age

41.8

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Snellville, GA at a Glance

Founded

1874

Elevation

1,060 ft

Area

11 mi²

Notable People from Snellville, GA

A sampling of people born in Snellville, GA.

Eric Shanteau

Eric Shanteau

1983

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

Jada Stevens

Jada Stevens

1988

American pornographic actress

Owen Wolff

Owen Wolff

2004

American soccer player

Kyle Lewis

Kyle Lewis

1995

baseball player

Ragan Smith

Ragan Smith

2000

American artistic gymnast

Ben Bledsoe

1982

American singer and actor

Tyler Wolff

2003

American soccer player

Matt Beaty

Matt Beaty

1993

American baseball player

City data from Wikidata (Q1639930), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Snellville, GA

Snellville is a city of 20,000 people (2019) in the Metro Atlanta region of Georgia, roughly 35–40 minutes east of Downtown Atlanta.

Snellville Veteran's Memorial, 2342 Oak Rd. Free. (updated Apr 2015)

1 Frontera Mex-Mex Grill, 3100 Hwy 78, ☏ +1 770-979-3317. M–Sa 11AM–10:30PM, Su 11AM–10PM. Inexpensive Mexican food with an eye towards authenticity; live music on weekends. $10–15. 2 Provino’s, 2250 East Main St, ☏ +1 770-972-8411. M-Th 4:30PM–10PM, F 4:30PM–11PM, Sa 4PM–11PM, Su 11:30AM–10PM. Semi-upscale local Italian chain. $20–35. 3 Sri Thai Kitchen & Sushi, 2218 Main St E, ☏ +1 770-985-8078. M–Th 11AM–10PM, F 11AM–10:30PM, Sa noon–10:30PM, Su noon–10PM. Thai and Japanese food in large portions. Offers carry-out and online ordering. $15–25.

1 Crestwood Suites, 1784 Presidential Cir, ☏ +1 770-982-5250. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. 2 La Quinta Inn & Suites, 2971 Main St West, ☏ +1 770-736-4723. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon.

From Atlanta: Stone Mountain Freeway and Highway 78 From North: Exit onto GA Highway 20 from I-85 or exit onto Pleasant Hill Road and follow to end of Ronald Reagan Parkway From South: Exit from I-20 to GA 124 An express bus, GA Xpress Route 419 runs a commuter route between Downtown Snellville and major points in Downtown Atlanta. Runs Monday–Friday (closed holidays), with service from Snellville to downtown Atlanta in the morning and from Atlanta to Snellville in the afternoon.

Snellville has several roads leading into the city center. US Highway 78 provides direct access to the college town of Athens, Stone Mountain Park, and Downtown Atlanta GA Highway 124 gives direct access to the city of Lawrenceville and the Mall at Stonecrest Snellville has no public transportation aside from the GA Xpress bus to and from Atlanta.

Travel tips adapted from Snellville 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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