Map of Griffin city, Georgia

Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,478.

Griffin was founded in 1840 and named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.

Griffin Technical College was located in Griffin from 1963 and a branch of Southern Crescent Technical College is in Griffin. The Griffin Synodical Female College was established by Presbyterians, but closed. The University of Georgia maintains a branch campus in Griffin.

Griffin city overview:
Name:	Griffin city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Spalding County
Elevation:	978 ft (298 m)
Total Area:	14.12 sq mi (36.57 km²)
Land Area:	13.98 sq mi (36.22 km²)
Water Area:	0.14 sq mi (0.35 km²)
Total Population:	23,478
Population Density:	1,678.80/sq mi (648.18/km²)
ZIP code:	30223-30224
Area code:	770
FIPS code:	1335324
GNISfeature ID:	0356111
Website:	http://www.cityofgriffin.com/

Online Interactive Map

Griffin online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The Macon and Western Railroad was extended to a new station in Griffin in 1842.

In 1938, Alma Lovell had been distributing religious Bible tracts as a Jehovah’s Witness but was arrested for violating a city ordinance requiring prior permission for distributing literature. In Lovell v. City of Griffin, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the city had violated her First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

The Griffin Commercial Historic District (among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Spalding County, Georgia) is generally bounded by Central Alley, Sixth Street, Taylor Street and Eighth Street. The district includes the Griffin Grocery Company Building, now the Griffin Regional Welcome Center.

The western part of the city was heavily damaged by an EF3 tornado on January 12, 2023. The tornado was one of four that were on the ground simultaneously in the area. This particular tornado injured 18 people along its path.

Griffin Road Map

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Geography

Griffin is located at 33°14′51″N 84°16′15″W / 33.24750°N 84.27083°W / 33.24750; -84.27083 (33.247602, -84.270891). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.6 square miles (38 km), of which 14.5 square miles (38 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (0.55%) is water.