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Duluth, Georgia

Population: 22,122
Located in Gwinnett County

As the second largest city in Gwinnett County, Duluth is noted first in financial stability throughout the State of Georgia. This, in addition to Duluth's favorable growth pattern, has earned it the reputation of a suburban oasis, making it a very desirable address, particularly at the start of a new millennium. A major revitilization of the Duluth downtown area was undertaken in the early 2000s.

Duluth remains a busy hub today, continuing in the vanguard of the Metro area's great business and residential expansion. Despite phenomenal growth, it has remained its small-town character, where personal camaraderie, spirited by annual holiday and festive events, is savored. Duluth is home to more than 22,000 residents who live, work and play in its 9.8 square-mile community. Its commercial corridor is among Gwinnett County's busiest. Over 1,600 businesses are located within the City limits.

The 30097 ZIP code serves Duluth and parts of Johns Creek, and is one of the wealthiest zip codes in Georgia. Several of the most expensive neighborhoods in the Metro Atlanta area have Duluth mailing addresses, including Sugarloaf Country Club, Sweet Bottom Plantation, St. Marlo Country Club, and St. Ives Country Club.

Economy
Businesses located in Duluth include: AGCO, Barco, Primerica Financial Services, CIBA Vision, Roper Industries, World Financial Group and Advanced Armament Corporation.

Education
Duluth's public schools include 2 Georgia School of Excellence Reciepients: Duluth High School and Northview High School. A number of middle and elementary schools served by Duluth are: Duluth Middle, Richard Hull Middle, Louise Radloff Middle, Abbotts Hill Elementary, B.B. Harris Elementary, Berkeley Lake Elementary, Chattahoochee Elementary, Charles Brant Chesney Elementary, Findley Oaks Elementary, M.H. Mason Elementary, Shakerag Elementary and Wilson Creek Elementary.

Duluth Private Schools include: Duluth Junior Academy, Perimeter Christian School, Woodward Academy North and Notre Dame Academy

Culture & Recreation
It is home to Gwinnett Place Mall, Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center, Arena at Gwinnett Center and Hudgens Center for the Arts. Nearby attractions include Stone Mountain and Lake Lanier. Its Peachtree Industrial Boulevard is the same road as Atlanta's Peachtree Road and Peachtree Street.

The Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL, a professional minor league ice hockey team, plays in the Arena at Gwinnett Center, which opened in 2003 in Duluth. At the TPC at Sugarloaf Golf Course, the Bellsouth Classic tournament is played the third week in May. Atlanta Athletic Club is in Johns Creek (with a Duluth zip code), is home to the trophies of golfer Bobby Jones. Red Clay Theatre and Arts Center opened in downtown Duluth in 2007.

Duluth has an annual Fall Festival celebrating the season of autumn, now held in their newly-built town center, where several buildings of traditional architecture are located, along with a pavilion, a fountain, and City Hall.

Source: wikipedia.org & duluthga.net
Photo Source: Elizabeth Coetzee &duluthga.net

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