Cartersville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, home to about 24,074 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 30120 and 30121, and parts of 30184 are in Cartersville too.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Cartersville; also Euharlee and Emerson
Mostly Cartersville; also Emerson
Part is in Cartersville, part in White
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cartersville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)44 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL550 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cartersville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cartersville had 23,187 residents in the 2020 census, up 46% since 2000.
It’s the 50th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Bartow County grew from 20,823 residents in 1900 to 108,901 in 2020.
Bartow County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 51.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Allatoona Dam 2, GA weather station (5 miles away).
39,078 jobs at 2,439 businesses in Bartow County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
694 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cartersville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 78 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 111 |
| Dentists | 36 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 167 |
| Mental health providers | 165 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 83 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 41 |
| Pharmacies | 25 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (7 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1850.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Cartersville City, Bartow County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville Primary SchoolCartersville | Pre-K–3 | 1,507 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Clear Creek Elementary SchoolCartersville | Pre-K–5 | 614 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| Cloverleaf ElementaryCartersville | Pre-K–5 | 646 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Hamilton Crossing Elementary SchoolCartersville | Pre-K–5 | 653 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Mission Road Elementary SchoolCartersville | Pre-K–5 | 598 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Cartersville Elementary SchoolCartersville | 4–5 | 629 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Cartersville Middle SchoolCartersville | 6–8 | 1,081 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Cass Middle SchoolCartersville | 6–8 | 917 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Cartersville High SchoolCartersville | 9–12 | 1,469 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Woodland High SchoolCartersville | 9–12 | 1,456 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Song MontessoriCartersville | Pre-K–2 | 11 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Rollins Child Development CenterCartersville | Pre-K–K | 9 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.3 mi |
| Trinity School of CartersvilleCartersville | Pre-K–K | 3 | Methodist | 3.1 mi |
| Grace Academy of CartersvilleCartersville | K–12 | 33 | Baptist | 3.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Euharlee, White and Emerson.
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