Union City, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Fairburn-Union City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30291. The Survey maps it on the Fairburn quadrangle. 26,830 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 968 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresUnion City grew from 19,456 to 26,830 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,456 | |
| 2020 | 26,830 | +7,374 (+38%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Fairburn quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Fairburn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Union City between 1992 and 2019, burning about 384 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 42 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FAYETTE001 |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | 27 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FULTON SOUTH002 |
| 15 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FULTON SOUTH-001 |
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FULTON SOUTH-001 |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-FULTON SOUTH-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Union City: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Oak Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scott Development Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union City in 17 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | 1 hurt, $150,000 | The Union City police department reported that numerous large trees and a number of power lines were blown down in the city. In three instances, the trees fell on homes causing significant damage to the structures. One person was injured in one of the homes as the tree fell on the house. Three other structures sustained roof damage from wind alone. In addition, two billboards near Interstate-85 were damaged by the wind. |
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $500,000 | The Fulton county 911 center, local county and city officials, and the Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that strong winds knocked down numerous large trees causing damage to automobiles and homes. At least eight homes were damaged significantly as large trees fell through the roofs and one car was demolished as a large pine tree fell through the roof. Dozens of trees, some 50 feet or higher, were toppled along with nearby power lines. Most of the damage occurred along Feldwood Road in south Fulton County. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $4,000 | The Fulton County 911 center reported large tree limbs and power lines blown down in the 7000 block of Goodson Road. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $2,000 | The Fulton County 911 center reported that ten trees were blown down on Flat Shoals Road in Union City. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $1,000 | A large tree was downed alongside i-85 sb just before the fayetteville rd overpass. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $1,000 | Tree down on i-85 sb at Jonesboro Road . |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Union City | $500 | The Union City Police Department reported that lightning struck and set a tree on fire behind a mobile home in the 7000 block of Goodson Road. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $500 | The Union City police department reported that three trees had been blown down in the area. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Union City | $500 | The public reported that a small stream was overflowing Georgia Highway 279 or Old National Highway just south of Flat Shoals Road. The estimated water depth in the area was one foot. The stream flows east from here into Camp Creek near Riverdale in Clayton county. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union City | $500 | Thunderstorm winds broke off large limbs, which knocked down power lines. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Union City | - | An amateur radio operator observed quarter-sized hail in the Union City area with yet another thunderstorm cell that tracked across southern Fulton county. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Union City | - | The Union City police department reported penny-sized hail. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Union City | - | The Fulton County 911 center reported dime to nickel size hail in Union City. |
| May 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Union City | - | The Union City Police reported a funnel cloud near Feldwood Road moving to the northeast. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Union City | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Union City | - | Numerous reports of dime size hail were received from all across Fulton county. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Union City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Villas | 0.0 miles | 19 | |
| Shannon Glen | 0.2 miles | 19 | |
| Stonewall | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Brandon Hill | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Mallory Estates | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Shandra Estates | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| South Fulton | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Muir Woods | 1.1 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Union City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3261692 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333305. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









