Covington, Georgia

Covington, Georgia
City
Newton County Courthouse (1884)
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Location in Newton County and the state of Georgia
Covington Location of Covington in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°36′N 83°52′W / 33.600°N 83.867°W / 33.600; -83.867
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Newton
Government
• Mayor	Fleeta Baggett
Area [1]
• Total	15.94 sq mi (41.28 km2)
• Land	15.70 sq mi (40.66 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,192
• Density	904.12/sq mi (349.08/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	30014-30016
Area code	470/678/770
FIPS code	13-20064[2]
GNIS feature ID	0355354[3]
Website	cityofcovington.org

Covington Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly Covington City S of US 278, Covington, Georgia
Coordinates	33°35′41″N 83°51′12″W / 33.59472°N 83.85333°W / 33.59472; -83.85333
Built	1821
Architect	Bruce and Morgan; Golucke, J.W., and Company, et al.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	98000969[4]
Added to NRHP	August 6, 1998

Covington is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the seat of Newton County,^[5] and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,192.