Question: where is the cdc located in the us
Answer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agency overview Formed July 1 , 1946 ; 72 years ago ( 1946 - 07 - 01 ) Preceding agencies Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities ( 1942 ) Office of Malaria Control in War Areas ( 1942 -- 1946 ) Communicable Disease Center ( 1946 -- 1967 ) National Communicable Disease Center ( 1967 -- 1970 ) Center for Disease Control ( 1970 -- 1980 ) Centers for Disease Control ( 1980 -- 1992 ) Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States Headquarters Atlanta , Georgia , U.S. Employees 15,000 Annual budget US $11.