Town guide

Cohutta, Georgia

Cohutta is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, home to about 930 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30710.

Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population930189 per sq mi
Median home value$225,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$184Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cohutta

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cohutta

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)81 miles away
Closer regional airportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA86 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL499 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cohutta; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cohutta

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cohutta had 764 residents in the 2020 census, up 31% since 2000.

It’s the 403rd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Whitfield County grew from 14,509 residents in 1900 to 102,864 in 2020.

Cohutta population by census2000: 582, 2010: 661, 2020: 764582200066120107642020

Whitfield County, 1900–2020

Whitfield County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,509, 1910: 15,934, 1920: 16,897, 1930: 20,808, 1940: 26,105, 1950: 34,432, 1960: 42,109, 1970: 55,108, 1980: 65,789, 1990: 72,462, 2000: 83,525, 2010: 102,599, 2020: 102,86415K’00’1017K’20’3026K’40’5042K’60’7066K’80’9084K’00’10103K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 57.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CohuttaJan: high 51°F, low 30°F, 4.9 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 33°F, 4.7 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 40°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 5 in; May: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5.5 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 68°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 60°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 48°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 38°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 33°F, 5.4 in51°30°Jan4.955°33°Feb4.763°40°Mar5.372°47°Apr5.079°56°May4.686°64°Jun5.589°68°Jul5.489°67°Aug4.384°60°Sep4.374°48°Oct3.562°38°Nov4.653°33°Dec5.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chatsworth 2, GA weather station (16 miles away).

Jobs in Whitfield County

55,064 jobs at 2,373 businesses in Whitfield County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Whitfield CountyManufacturing: 19,439 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 5,391 jobs; Retail trade: 5,303 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,301 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,025 jobs; Wholesale trade: 3,750 jobs; Company headquarters: 2,448 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,439 jobsManufacturing 35% Transportation and warehousing 10% Retail trade 10% Health care and social assistance 10% Hotels and restaurants 7% Wholesale trade 7% Company headquarters 4% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cohutta.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hamilton Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dalton11.9 miles
  • Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ringgold13.7 miles
  • Adventhealth MurrayGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Chatsworth14.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers5

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.

Places in and around Cohutta

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Sutton Family Pharmacy2.2 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Schools in Cohutta

Public schools here are run by Whitfield County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cohutta Elementary SchoolCohuttaPre-K–5287Public2.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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