Mountain City, Georgia
Mountain City, Georgia | |
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U.S. Route 23 in Mountain City | |
Location in Rabun County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′11″N 83°23′07″W / 34.91972°N 83.38528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Rabun |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2) |
| • Land | 1.82 sq mi (4.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,169 ft (661 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 904 |
| • Density | 497.80/sq mi (192.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30562 |
| Area code | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-53116 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406216 |
Mountain City is an incorporated town in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 904 at the 2020 census. The town straddles the Eastern Continental Divide in a deep gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain front. The gap allows U.S. Route 441 to cross the range at an elevation of 2168 feet without the significant grade required by roadways at most other mountain passes along the Georgia Blue Ridge.