Midtown Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta | |
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Midtown skyline in 2025 | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′12″N 84°22′46″W / 33.7868014°N 84.3795169°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton County |
| City | Atlanta |
| Council District | 2 (most) |
| NPU | E |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| • Midtown Core | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Midtown Core and Historic Midtown | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| Source: Midtown Alliance | |
| Population (2011 est.)(Greater Midtown) | |
• Total | 41,681 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2) |
| • Midtown Core | 12,916 |
| Source: Midtown Alliance | |
| Daytime workforce | |
| • Midtown Core | 43,347 |
| • Greater Midtown | 81,418 |
| Student population (college/university) | |
| • Midtown Core | 43,347 |
| • Greater Midtown | 81,418 |
| ZIP Codes | 30308–30309 |
| Website | Midtown Alliance |
Midtown Atlanta, or Midtown for short, is a high-density commercial and residential neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The exact geographical extent of the area is ill-defined due to differing definitions used by the city, residents, and local business groups. However, the commercial core of the area is anchored by a series of high-rise office buildings, condominiums, hotels, and high-end retail along Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 17th Street.[1] Midtown, situated between Downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north, is the second-largest business district in Metro Atlanta. In 2011, Midtown had a resident population of 41,681 and a business population of 81,418.[2]
Midtown has the highest density of art and cultural institutions in the Southeast,[3] notably including the Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, the