Town guide

Fair Oaks, Georgia

Fair Oaks is a community in Cobb County, Georgia, home to about 9,014 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30008, 30060 and 30080.

Homes sold for a median of $227 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population9,0144,576 per sq mi
Median home value$199,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$227Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fair Oaks

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fair Oaks

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)20 miles away
Closer regional airportDeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA13 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL573 miles away

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

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

Who represents Fair Oaks

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

Fair Oaks had 9,028 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 122nd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Cobb County grew from 24,664 residents in 1900 to 766,149 in 2020.

Fair Oaks population by census2000: 8,443, 2010: 8,225, 2020: 9,0288,44320008,22520109,0282020

Cobb County, 1900–2020

Cobb County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,664, 1910: 28,397, 1920: 30,437, 1930: 35,408, 1940: 38,272, 1950: 61,830, 1960: 114,174, 1970: 196,793, 1980: 297,718, 1990: 447,745, 2000: 607,751, 2010: 688,078, 2020: 766,14925K’00’1030K’20’3038K’40’50114K’60’70298K’80’90608K’00’10766K’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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 56.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fair OaksJan: high 53°F, low 32°F, 4.9 in; Feb: high 57°F, low 35°F, 4.9 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 40°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 48°F, 4 in; May: high 77°F, low 57°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 65°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 68°F, 7 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 68°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 51°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 35°F, 4.9 in53°32°Jan4.957°35°Feb4.965°40°Mar4.972°48°Apr4.077°57°May4.282°65°Jun4.184°68°Jul7.084°68°Aug4.880°62°Sep3.771°51°Oct4.263°40°Nov4.555°35°Dec4.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mableton 1 N, GA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Cobb County

376,117 jobs at 22,148 businesses in Cobb County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cobb CountyRetail trade: 41,387 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 41,120 jobs; Professional services: 40,609 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 35,795 jobs; Construction: 35,732 jobs; Company headquarters: 27,114 jobs; Administrative and support: 25,796 jobs; Wholesale trade: 25,384 jobsRetail trade 11% Health care and social assistance 11% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 10% Company headquarters 7% Administrative and support 7% Wholesale trade 7%

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

Health care

2,708 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fair Oaks’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Marietta3.6 miles
  • Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Austell5.1 miles
  • Northside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Atlanta10.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors187
Specialist doctors899
Dentists112
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants699
Mental health providers472
Physical and occupational therapists154
Optometrists29
Chiropractors156
Pharmacies39

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 Fair Oaks

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Fair Oaks Park · 40 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Supermercado Jalisco0.8 mi
  • Brito Supermarket & Taqueria0.9 mi
  • Supermercado Talpa1.0 mi
  • Supermercado Mi Pueblo1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
  • Walgreens2.5 mi
  • PeachView Drugs2.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Sibley Library0.1 mi
  • Building D1.0 mi

Museums

  • Aviation History and Technology Center1.2 mi
  • Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum1.9 mi
  • Marietta History Center2.5 mi
  • Marietta Fire Department Museum2.6 mi
  • Old Zion Baptist Church Heritage Museum2.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Jennie T. Anderson Theatre1.9 mi
  • Amphitheater2.1 mi
  • Doodle Art Studio2.4 mi
  • Out of Box Theatre2.4 mi
  • Muse & Co. Fine Art2.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Fair Oaks

Public schools here are run by Cobb County, Marietta City, State Specialty Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (22)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Argyle Elementary SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–5333Public4.3 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–5267Public1.8 mi
Birney Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5725Public3.1 mi
Dunleith Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5554Public0.8 mi
Fair Oaks Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5703Public0.1 mi
Green Acres Elementary SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–5584Public1.0 mi
Hollydale Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5526Public4.4 mi
LaBelle Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5339Public1.5 mi
Milford Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5389Public2.4 mi
Park Street Elementary SchoolMariettaPre-K–5476Public2.4 mi
Smyrna Elementary SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–5870Public2.2 mi
Teasley Elementary SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–5974Public5.0 mi
Amana Academy West AtlantaSmyrnaK–8215Charter3.7 mi
International Academy of SmyrnaSmyrnaK–5328Charter1.2 mi
Marietta Center for Advanced AcademicsMarietta3–5268Public2.3 mi
Marietta Regional Youth Detention CenterMarietta5–1218Alternative Education2.0 mi
Campbell Middle SchoolSmyrna6–81,368Public4.0 mi
George W. Hartmann CenterMarietta6–124Public2.7 mi
Marietta Sixth Grade AcademyMarietta6678Public2.2 mi
Pearson Middle SchoolMarietta6–8806Public0.1 mi
Campbell High SchoolSmyrna9–123,085Public2.2 mi
Osborne High SchoolMarietta9–122,790Public2.0 mi
Private schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Covenant Christian SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–865Christian (no specific denomination)3.5 mi
First Baptist Church Weekday EducationSmyrnaPre-K–K27Baptist2.9 mi
In His Image Christian AcademyMariettaPre-K–1114Christian (no specific denomination)1.8 mi
Legacy Academy for Children SmyrnaSmyrnaPre-K–K11Nonsectarian5.4 mi
St Benedict's Episcopal SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–8436Episcopal5.4 mi
St Benedicts Episcopal SchoolSmyrnaPre-K–8440Episcopal5.4 mi
St Joseph Catholic SchoolMariettaPre-K–8366Roman Catholic3.5 mi
New Horizons Prep AcademySmyrnaTK–121,050Other religious4.3 mi
The Stonehaven SchoolMariettaK–12300Christian (no specific denomination)<0.1 mi
West Cobb Preparatory AcademyMariettaK–120Nonsectarian1.6 mi
The Cumberland School - Upper SchoolMarietta6–1275Christian (no specific denomination)4.9 mi
Acton Academy MariettaMariettaUngraded24Nonsectarian2.6 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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