LaFayette, Georgia
LaFayette, Georgia | |
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Stores in downtown LaFayette | |
Location in Walker County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°42′35″N 85°17′2″W / 34.70972°N 85.28389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Walker |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.09 sq mi (20.94 km2) |
| • Land | 8.09 sq mi (20.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,888 |
| • Density | 851.84/sq mi (328.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30728 |
| Area code(s) | 706/762 |
| FIPS code | 13-44312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0316521 |
| Website | cityoflafayettega |
LaFayette (/lʌˈfeɪɛt/ luh-FAY-et) is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,888. It was founded as Chattooga.
LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.