Tallapoosa Georgia Map

About Tallapoosa, Georgia

Tallapoosa is a locality in Haralson County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,227. The population density is 124.2 people per km². Tallapoosa is located at 33.7445°N, 85.2880°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Tallapoosa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30176.

Tallapoosa emerges from the red-clay piedmont as a quiet assembly of brick facades and sloping streets, where the landscape is defined by the persistent growth of longleaf pine and the persistent, crawling reach of kudzu. It lies 16.6 miles northwest of Carrollton, GA (from Carrollton, GA: bearing 313°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Bremen. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that settles over the low-lying terrain, occasionally broken by the gentle movement of Hackney Branch as it winds its path through the dense, verdant undergrowth just a mile away. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon far to the north, the immediate surroundings remain defined by the intimate, sheltered contours of the Georgia interior. Residents find a modest respite at Recreational Park, a quiet expanse of green space that serves as a communal anchor, offering a reprieve from the summer heat that seems to bake the very minerals of the earth into a deep, rust-colored pigment.

Tallapoosa bears the quiet marks of a history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of rail and industry, having once functioned as a significant transit point that dictated the ebb and flow of regional commerce. The local economy, once tethered to the promise of gold and the steady output of its manufacturing sectors, now moves with a deliberate, measured pace that favors the preservation of its mid-century architecture over the frantic pace of rapid expansion. Beyond the immediate town limits, the geography yields to the quietude of the backcountry, where the waters of Garrett Lake provide a singular, reflective stillness in the broader landscape. Life in Tallapoosa remains defined by these small, familiar patterns—the sound of pine needles shifting in the breeze, the sight of sunlight dimming over the red earth at dusk, and the enduring presence of a place that prefers the steady labor of the present to the noise of the outside world.

About This Tallapoosa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tallapoosa, Georgia. Coordinates: 33.74455, -85.288008. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Tallapoosa includes the ZIP code (30176), telephone area code (404, 470, 678), county seat of Haralson County (Buchanan), and school district assignment (Haralson County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.