| East Cobb, Georgia | |
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East Cobb
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Cobb |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 169,756 (Northeast Cobb CCD) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30062, 30066, 30068, 30067, 30075 |
East Cobb is an unincorporated community in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. With over 169,000 people, it is one of the largest suburbs in Metro Atlanta. East Cobb is roughly bounded by:
It is an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta.[2]
East Cobb consists primarily of unincorporated areas near Marietta, and a significant portion of unincorporated area near Roswell, as defined by United States Postal Service ZIP codes (though Roswell itself was in Cobb until 1932). A small sliver of an unincorporated area near Atlanta is in the extreme southern tip near Vinings, and a portion of the northwest is in an unincorporated area near Kennesaw (30144). ZIP codes that are associated with this area are (30144), (30188), (30062), (30066), (30067), (30068), and some of (30075). No part of East Cobb technically falls within incorporated city limits.
East Cobb does not fall within any census-designated place, but within the Northeast Cobb census county division.[3]
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Small communities, many established early in the area's post-Cherokee history, include Mount Bethel (located in present day central East Cobb), Shallowford Falls, Sandy Plains, Noonday, Blackwells, and Westoak. The area was developed as a suburb of Atlanta beginning in the 1960s. The "city" of Chattahoochee Plantation, which never had a city government, was established along the river by the Georgia General Assembly entirely to prevent Atlanta from annexation in 1961, and was officially abolished in 1995 along with dozens of other Georgia towns with defunct governments.
To this day, the area has stayed unincorporated to preserve the community's relatively lower taxes. An initiative was undertaken by the organization "Citizens for the City of East Cobb" in 2009 to establish a city of East Cobb. This group cites these reasons for incorporation: increasing economic development, city beautification, community events, and public safety.[4] If East Cobb were to incorporate as a city, it would be the largest in the county and the second largest in Metro Atlanta (behind Atlanta) with around 150,000 residents.[5]
Johnson Ferry Road is a major arterial road between East Cobb and Sandy Springs. Its intersection with Roswell Road (Georgia 120) is one of the busiest and most accident-prone in the county. This area is called Merchant's Walk after its first shopping center, and is now a major retail district, likely the largest in the county after the two major shopping mall areas. It was first developed in the 1970s, in the years following the land development of Indian Hills, the first major housing development in Cobb.
The area known as East Cobb comprises several high school attendance districts: Sprayberry, Wheeler, Kell, Walton, Pope, and Lassiter. The western half of the Kell district lies outside of East Cobb. The extreme western portion of the Sprayberry district (the Town Center Mall area) also lies outside of East Cobb. The extreme southwestern and southern portions of the Wheeler district lie west of I-75 and south of I-285 respectively, thus excluding these small areas from being considered a part of East Cobb.
The area known as East Cobb comprises the following middle school districts: Daniell, McCleskey, Simpson, Hightower Trail, Mabry, East Cobb, Dodgen, and Dickerson (small portions of the Daniell and East Cobb Middle School districts lie outside of East Cobb; a sliver of the eastern portion of the Palmer Middle School district can be considered a part of East Cobb). [6]
Various neighborhood and subdivision community associations are represented within the overall East Cobb Civic Association,[7] which promotes dialog between government and community organizations and seeks to shape county government policy and improve the community's quality of life.
A popular community event is the Taste of East Cobb, held annually. The YMCA operates the McKlesky Family-East Cobb YMCA at 1055 East Piedmont Road. East Cobb park is a popular recreational area for the community. The community is also home to a civic association, a Kiwanis Club, and a Rotary Club.[8][9][10][11][12]
Media for the community include East Cobb Patch, the East Cobber and the paper-only weekly East Cobb Neighbor, with a circulation of around 44,000.[13][14]
East Cobb is home to some of Atlanta's biggest Churches. Johnson Ferry Baptist Church has roughly 7500 members and is a growing church located off Johnson Ferry Road between Lower Roswell Rd and Roswell Rd (SR 120). Mt Bethel United Methodist has around 5000 members and is located off of Lower Roswell Road by the government center. Catholic Church of St. Ann is another mega church that is located at the corner of Bishop Lake Road and Roswell Road (SR 120).
The United States Postal Service operates the East Cobb Post Office branch.[15]
Cobb County operates the East Cobb Government Service Center. The center contains a county Police precinct, a Cobb Fire and Emergency Services station, and a Tag (license plate) Office.
East Cobb comprises districts 2 and 3 of the Cobb County Commission.[16]
Cobb County Public Library operates the East Cobb Library (formerly the Merchant's Walk Library).
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