Lawrenceville, Georgia - wikipedia Lawrenceville, Georgia Lawrenceville, Georgia City Gwinnett County Courthouse Nickname ( s ) : The Crepe Myrtle City Location in Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia Lawrenceville Location of Lawrenceville in Metro Atlanta Coordinates : 33 ° 57 ′ 11 '' N 83 ° 59 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.95306 ° N 83.99250 ° W ﻿ / 33.95306 ; - 83.99250 Coordinates : 33 ° 57 ′ 11 '' N 83 ° 59 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.95306 ° N 83.99250 ° W ﻿ / 33.95306 ; - 83.99250 Country United States State Georgia County Gwinnett Named for James Lawrence Area Total 13.5 sq mi ( 35.0 km ) Land 13.4 sq mi ( 34.7 km ) Water 0.1 sq mi ( 0.3 km ) Elevation 1,066 ft ( 325 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 28,546 Estimate ( 2016 ) 30,782 Density 2,131 / sq mi ( 822.9 / km ) Time zone Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC - 5 ) Summer ( DST ) EDT ( UTC - 4 ) ZIP codes 30042 - 30046, 30049 Area code ( s ) 404 / 678 / 770 FIPS code 13 - 45488 GNIS feature ID 0316699 Website www.lawrencevillega.org Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is a suburb of Atlanta, located approximately 30 miles ( 48 km ) northeast of downtown. As of the 2010 census, the population of Lawrenceville was 28,546. In 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city population to be 30,493. Lawrenceville has six ZIP codes ( 30042 - 30046, 30049 ), and it is part of the 678 / 770 / 404 telephone area code, which is used throughout metropolitan Atlanta. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Transportation 5 Education 5.1 Schools with Lawrenceville mailing address 5.2 Colleges and university 5.3 Libraries 6 Hospitals 7 Downtown 8 Economy 9 Sports 10 Notable people 11 References 12 External links History Lawrenceville was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1821. This makes Lawrenceville the second oldest city in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The city is named after Commodore James Lawrence, commander of the frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812. Lawrence, a native of New Jersey, is probably best known today for his dying command, `` Do n't give up the ship ! '' William Maltbie, the town 's first postmaster, suggested the name of `` Lawrenceville ''. In 1821, a permanent site for the county courthouse was selected and purchased, the four streets bordering the square were laid out along with other streets in the village, and a public well was dug. Major Grace built the first permanent courthouse, a brick structure, in 1823 - 24 for a cost of $4,000. The courthouse presently on the square was constructed in 1885. Courtland Winn served two terms as mayor starting in 1884 when he was 21 years old. The two most famous people born in Lawrenceville gained their fame elsewhere. Charles Henry Smith, born in 1826, left as a young man and lived most of his life in other Georgia towns. During the Civil War he wrote humorous pieces for Atlanta newspapers under the name Bill Arp. He has been described as the South 's most popular writer of the late 19th century, though he is not much read today. Ezzard Charles, born in 1921, grew up in Cincinnati, where opportunities for African - Americans were far better at the time than in the Deep South. He eventually became the World Heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Joe Louis by unanimous decision on September 27, 1950. Another resident, Oliver Hardy, became a world - renowned comic actor, a member of the film duo Laurel and Hardy from the 1920s to the 1940s. He lived as a child in downtown Lawrenceville around 1900. But his stay was brief, because his family moved often within Georgia. Larry Flynt and lawyer Gene Reeves, Jr., were shot from near this archway while walking to lunch. Lawrenceville was one of many venues in the nation where Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt faced obscenity charges in the late 1970s. On March 6, 1978, during a lunch break in his Lawrenceville trial, he and his local attorney Gene Reeves were shot by a sniper near the courthouse. Both survived, though Flynt was seriously disabled. Years later, imprisoned serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin claimed to have been the shooter, but he never produced any proof and was not charged in the case. ( Franklin was executed in 2013 in Missouri for a 1977 sniper slaying. ) A heavily fictionalized treatment of the Flynt shooting can be seen in the 1996 movie The People vs. Larry Flynt. Since 1988, Lawrenceville has been the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in America. Geography Lawrenceville is located in central Gwinnett County at 33 ° 57 ′ 11 '' N 83 ° 59 ′ 33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.95306 ° N 83.99250 ° W ﻿ / 33.95306 ; - 83.99250 ( 33.953052, - 83.992469 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles ( 35.0 km ), of which 13.4 square miles ( 34.7 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles ( 0.3 km ), or 0.83 %, is water. Nearby cities are Dacula to the east, Buford to the north, Suwanee to the north - northwest, Duluth to the northwest, Norcross to the west, Lilburn to the southwest, Snellville to the south, and Grayson to the southeast. Climate Lawrenceville has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). Climate data for Lawrenceville, Georgia Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 80 ( 27 ) 79 ( 26 ) 87 ( 31 ) 94 ( 34 ) 97 ( 36 ) 101 ( 38 ) 104 ( 40 ) 103 ( 39 ) 100 ( 38 ) 89 ( 32 ) 87 ( 31 ) 76 ( 24 ) 104 ( 40 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 54 ( 12 ) 58 ( 14 ) 66 ( 19 ) 74 ( 23 ) 81 ( 27 ) 88 ( 31 ) 91 ( 33 ) 89 ( 32 ) 83 ( 28 ) 74 ( 23 ) 65 ( 18 ) 55 ( 13 ) 91 ( 33 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 31 ( − 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) 39 ( 4 ) 46 ( 8 ) 55 ( 13 ) 64 ( 18 ) 68 ( 20 ) 67 ( 19 ) 60 ( 16 ) 50 ( 10 ) 40 ( 4 ) 33 ( 1 ) 31 ( − 1 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) − 8 ( − 22 ) ( − 17 ) 5 ( − 15 ) 24 ( − 4 ) 33 ( 1 ) 40 ( 4 ) 51 ( 11 ) 44 ( 7 ) 34 ( 1 ) 24 ( − 4 ) 13 ( − 11 ) − 4 ( − 20 ) − 8 ( − 22 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 4.66 ( 118.4 ) 4.61 ( 117.1 ) 5.12 ( 130 ) 3.57 ( 90.7 ) 3.17 ( 80.5 ) 4.26 ( 108.2 ) 4.07 ( 103.4 ) 3.95 ( 100.3 ) 4.10 ( 104.1 ) 3.67 ( 93.2 ) 4.01 ( 101.9 ) 3.72 ( 94.5 ) 48.91 ( 1,242.3 ) Source : Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1880 463 -- 1890 566 22.2 % 1900 853 50.7 % 1910 1,518 78.0 % 1920 2,059 35.6 % 1930 2,156 4.7 % 1940 2,223 3.1 % 1950 2,932 31.9 % 1960 3,804 29.7 % 1970 5,207 36.9 % 1980 8,928 71.5 % 16,848 88.7 % 2000 22,397 32.9 % 28,546 27.5 % Est. 2016 30,782 7.8 % U.S. Decennial Census Downtown Lawrenceville ( as of June 2006 ) As of 2010 Census, Lawrenceville had a population of 28,546. The median age was 32.4. The racial composition of the population was 48.0 % white, 32.0 % black or African American, 0.6 % Native American, 1.1 % Asian Indian, 4.7 % other Asian, 10.3 % from some other race and 3.4 % from two or more races. 22.3 % of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. In the city, the population was spread out with 26.4 % under the age of 18, 11.0 % from 18 to 24, 35.3 % from 25 to 44, 18.2 % from 45 to 64, and 9.1 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $43,299, and the median income for a family was $48,557. Males had a median income of $34,263 versus $26,903 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,649. About 11.7 % of families and 24.5 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0 % of those under age 18 and 11.9 % of those age 65 or over. Transportation Lawrenceville can be accessed through several highways. Georgia 316 passes through Lawrenceville to Athens and connects to Interstate 85 at Exit 106. Interstate 85 South then travels through downtown Atlanta, which is roughly 30 to 35 miles away. Lawrenceville can also be accessed by US 78 ( Stone Mountain Freeway ) and then Scenic Highway ( Georgia 124 ) via Snellville. Some southern unincorporated areas with Lawrenceville addresses can be accessed by Ronald Reagan Parkway. Other highways that pass through Lawrenceville are US 29, GA 8, GA 20, and GA 120. Lawrenceville is home to Gwinnett 's only public airport, Gwinnett County Airport - Briscoe Field. With its daytime control tower, several FBOs ( Fixed - Base Operators ), and flight - training schools, Brisco Field primarily serves general aviation and some commercial aircraft. Xpress GA / RTA Commuter buses and Gwinnett County Transit serve the city. Education Gwinnett County Public Schools operates public schools. Schools with Lawrenceville mailing address The following is a list of schools with a Lawrenceville mailing address, with its high school cluster in parenthesis. Elementary schools J.A. Alford Elementary School ( Discovery ) Baggett Elementary School ( Discovery ) Cedar Hill Elementary School ( Discovery ) Lawrenceville Elementary School ( Central Gwinnett ) Simonton Elementary School ( Central Gwinnett ) Margaret Winn Holt Elementary School ( Central Gwinnett ) Benefield Elementary ( Discovery ) Woodward Mill Elementary School ( Mountain View ) Freeman 's Mill Elementary School ( Mountain View ) Lovin Elementary School ( Archer ) K.E. Taylor Elementary School ( Collins Hill ) McKendree Elementary School ( Collins Hill ) Jenkins Elementary School ( Central Gwinnett ) Rock Springs Elementary School ( Collins Hill ) Corley Elementary School ( Berkmar ) Middle schools Moore Middle School ( Central Gwinnett ) J.E. Richards Middle School ( Discovery ) Creekland Middle School ( Collins Hill ) Jordan Middle School ( Central Gwinnett ) Twin Rivers Middle School ( Mountain View ) Five Forks Middle School ( Brookwood ) Crews Middle School ( Brookwood ) Sweetwater Middle School ( Berkmar ) High schools Discovery High School Central Gwinnett High School Phoenix High School Mountain View High School Archer High School Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Other schools Gwinnett InterVention Education ( GIVE ) Center East ( Alternative School ) Hooper Renwick School Colleges and university Within Lawrenceville are two public colleges : Gwinnett Technical College Georgia Gwinnett College Libraries Gwinnett County Public Library operates the Collins Hill, Five Forks and Lawrenceville branches. The Lawrenceville and Collins Hill branches are in an unincorporated area. Hospitals Lawrenceville is home to Gwinnett Medical Center. GMC is a non-profit, 500 - bed health care network based in Gwinnett County. It comprises two hospitals, plus several supporting medical facilities, with more than 4,300 employees and more than 800 affiliated physicians. The flagship campus of GMC is located in Lawrenceville near the intersection of Hwy. 316 and Duluth Highway 120. Prior to the opening of Gwinnett Medical Center in 1984, the area was served by Button Gwinnett Hospital, which was later converted to an inpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment facility. Downtown The Aurora Theatre Historically significant buildings in downtown Lawrenceville include the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse and Lawrenceville Female Seminary. Also downtown are various landmarks and antique locations. Lawrenceville 's revitalization plan was strengthened in 2005 when the city crafted a unique partnership with the Aurora Theatre ( Gwinnett county 's only professional theatre ), which relocated from the nearby town of Duluth to a permanent site in downtown Lawrenceville in May 2007 for the opening of its eleventh season. The Aurora Theatre ( http://www.auroratheatre.com/ ) also conducts the Lawrenceville Ghost Tours, which include a 90 - minute walking tour of the historic downtown area led by professional storytellers. Ghost tour guides recount town lore and legends including Lawrenceville 's role in the trial of Larry Flynt and the kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle. Economy Scientific Atlanta, now owned by Cisco Systems, is based near Lawrenceville. Atlanta Biologicals is located in Lawrenceville. Peach State Federal Credit Union headquartered in Lawrenceville serves 39,800 members across Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee and Walton Counties. Sports The AAA minor league baseball Gwinnett Braves of the International League play at Coolray Field. Notable people Moisés Arias, television and film actor Jonathan Babineaux, NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons Ezzard Charles, boxing champion who defeated Joe Louis Wes Chatham, actor, The Help and Barbershop EJay Day, finalist on first season of American Idol Carder England, pro poker player Rachel Farley, country music singer Jennifer Ferrin, actress Rachel G. Fox, teen actress Jeff Francoeur, right fielder for the Atlanta Braves Hamilton Jordan, Chief of Staff to President Jimmy Carter Michael Kelly, actor, House of Cards Jonathan Massaquoi, NFL defensive end for the Tennessee Titans Brian McCann, MLB catcher for the Houston Astros Migos, rap group Grace Min, tennis player Maya Moore, WNBA forward for the Minnesota Lynx Raju Rai, badminton national champion who qualified for 2008 Olympics Ted Roof, American football coach Junior Samples, comedian Christin Stewart, MLB player in the Detroit Tigers organization Darius Walker, former NFL running back Courtland Winn, 19th century politician and lawyer Rob Woodall, politician and current member of U.S. House of Representatives Walker Zimmerman, professional soccer player Ricardo Hurtado, teen actor known for School of Rock References ^ Jump up to : `` Population and Housing Unit Estimates ''. Retrieved June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. 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Retrieved 10 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Hours & Locations Archived 2010 - 07 - 26 at the Wayback Machine... '' Gwinnett County Public Library. Retrieved on May 30, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Wesleyan School Student Nabs Nickelodeon Gig ''. Peachtree Corners Patch. March 17, 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017. External links Atlanta portal Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lawrenceville. City of Lawrenceville official website Georgia.gov : Lawrenceville Web site of the Courts of Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Library Hog Mountain Baptist Church historical marker Municipalities and communities of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States County seat : Lawrenceville Cities Auburn ‡ Berkeley Lake Buford ‡ Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Loganville ‡ Norcross Peachtree Corners Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Towns Braselton ‡ Rest Haven ‡ CDP Mountain Park Unincorporated communities Centerville ‡ Five Forks Mechanicsville Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Metro Atlanta Counties Barrow Bartow Butts Carroll Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta Dawson DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Hall Haralson Heard Henry Jasper Lamar Meriwether Newton Paulding Pickens Pike Rockdale Spalding Walton Major city Atlanta Municipalities and CDPs in Metro Atlanta 100k -- 250k Cumberland East Cobb Roswell Sandy Springs 25k -- 100k Alpharetta Brookhaven Duluth Douglasville Dunwoody East Point Gainesville Johns Creek Lawrenceville Mableton Marietta Milton Newnan Peachtree City Peachtree Corners Redan Smyrna Tucker 10k -- 25k Acworth Belvedere Park Buford Candler - McAfee Carrollton Cartersville Chamblee College Park Conyers Covington Decatur Doraville Druid Hills Fayetteville Forest Park Griffin Kennesaw Suwanee Lilburn Monroe Mountain Park North Decatur North Druid Hills Panthersville Powder Springs Riverdale Snellville Stockbridge Sugar Hill Union City Vinings Winder Woodstock Topics Architecture Arts Climate Crime Colleges and Universities Demographics Festivals Government Historic Districts History Media Museums Neighborhoods Parks People Public Schools Religion Skyscrapers Sports Tourism Transportation ( Atlanta ) Transportation ( Metro Atlanta ) Georgia Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrenceville,_Georgia&oldid=797431546 '' Categories : Cities in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Cities in Gwinnett County, Georgia County seats in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Populated places established in 1821 Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikivoyage تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Català Cebuano Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Ido Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Kreyòl ayisyen Nederlands नेपाल भाषा Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Türkçe اردو Volapük Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2017, at 00 : 55. 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Question: how far is lawrenceville ga to atlanta ga
Answer: approximately 30 miles (48 km)