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Social Circle is a city in southern Walton County, extending into Newton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, 45 miles east of Atlanta.

Social Circle city overview:
Name:	Social Circle city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Newton County, Walton County
Incorporated:	1832
Elevation:	886 ft (270 m)
Total Area:	14.69 sq mi (38.04 km²)
Land Area:	14.58 sq mi (37.76 km²)
Water Area:	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km²)
Total Population:	4,974
Population Density:	341.18/sq mi (131.73/km²)
ZIP code:	30025
Area code:	470/678/770
FIPS code:	1371660
GNISfeature ID:	0333086

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History

It is unclear why the name “Social Circle” was applied to this place. According to tradition, Social Circle was named from an incident in which a group of people living in the settlement offered water to a weary traveler, whose response was “This certainly is a social circle”. The city also officially notes that a citizen of another village community which was already known by the name of Social Circle joined the settlement in its early days.

Social Circle was incorporated as a town in 1869, and as a city in 1904.