Jonesboro, Georgia

Jonesboro, Georgia
City
Buildings in the Jonesboro Historic District
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Location in Clayton County and the state of Georgia
Jonesboro Location of Jonesboro in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°31′28″N 84°21′15″W / 33.52444°N 84.35417°W / 33.52444; -84.35417
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Clayton
Government
• Mayor	Donya Sartor
Area [1]
• Total	3.00 sq mi (7.76 km2)
• Land	2.98 sq mi (7.71 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,235
• Density	1,422.10/sq mi (549.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	30236-30238
Area code(s)	770/678/470
FIPS code	13-42604[2]
GNIS feature ID	0332118[3]
Website	jonesboroga.com

Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States.^[4] The population was 4,235 in 2020.

The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough.^{[citation needed]} During the American Civil War, the final skirmish in the Atlanta Campaign was fought here south of Atlanta, cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at Marietta in early September 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the Battle of Jonesborough ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling Abraham Lincoln to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the Confederacy finally surrendered the following year.