Census-designated places (CDPs) are unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status. The term "census designated place" has been used as an official classification by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1980."Chapter 9 – Places" in Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM), United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2016. Prior to that, select unincorporated communities were surveyed in the U.S. Census.

Since Tucker and Brookhaven (North Atlanta CDP) incorporated after the 2010 Census, Georgia has 138 census designated places as of 2020.

Census-designated places CDPCountyLocation of CountyPopulation (2020)Population (2010)Population (2000)Population (1990)Population (1980)Notes Antioch Harris Appling Columbia AxsonAtkinson Belvedere Park DeKalb Bemiss Lowndes Berry College Floyd Bolingbroke Monroe Bonanza Clayton Box Springs Talbot Boykin Miller Bristol Pierce Buckhead Bryan Calvary Grady Candler-McAfee DeKalb Canoochee Emanuel Cataula Harris Cedar Springs Early Chattanooga Valley Walker Cherry Log Gilmer Clyattville Lowndes Cogdell Clinch Coleman Randolph Dissolved as a town in 2007 although still listed as a CDP in 2000. Listed as a town prior to 2000. Conley Clayton Country Club Estates Glynn Crescent McIntosh Crooked Creek Putnam Deenwood Ware Listed as the unincorporated place of Hebardville in the 1950 U.S. census (pop. 1,113) and 1960 U.S. census. Named change to Deenwood in the 1970 U.S. census with a population of 3,015 Dewy Rose Elbert Dixie Brooks Dixie Union Ware Dock Junction Glynn Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 6,009), 1960 (pop 5,417), and 1950 (pop 4,160) Druid Hills DeKalb Dutch Island Chatham Eagle Grove Hart East Griffin Spalding East Griffin was listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census (pop 1,539), the 1960 U.S. census (pop 1,715), and the 1970 U.S. census (pop 1,479) East Newnan Coweta In 1970, East Newnan was listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 1,634 Ellerslie Harris Empire Bleckley Dodge Listed as an incorporated place in the 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950 U.S. Censuses Epworth Fannin Epworth was listed as a town in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses Eulonia McIntosh Evans Columbia Everett Glynn Experiment Spalding Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 2,256), 1960 (pop 2,497), and 1950 (pop 4,265) Faceville Decatur Fair Oaks Cobb Fair Oaks was listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census (pop 3,181) and the 1960 U.S. census (pop 7,543) but was not listed in the 1970 U.S. census Fairfield Plantation Carroll Fairplay Douglas Fairview Walker Fort Stewart Liberty In 1970, Fort Stewart was listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 4,467 Gardi Wayne Georgetown Chatham Glenn Heard Godfrey Morgan Listed as a village in the 1910 through 1960 U.S. Censuses. Gough Burke Gresham Park DeKalb Gumlog Franklin Hannahs Mill Upson Did not appear in the 1990 Census after being partially annexed to Thomaston. Hardwick Baldwin Listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 14,047), in 1960 (pop 16,909 ), and 1950 (pop 14,774). Henderson Chatham Heron Bay Henry Spalding Hickox Brantley Hilltop Pike Hortense Brantley Howard Taylor Indian Springs Catoosa Irondale Clayton Isle of Hope Chatham Jekyll Island Glynn Juliette Monroe Kennesaw State University Cobb Kings Bay Base Camden Knoxville Crawford Appeared as a village in the 1890 through 1910 censuses Lakeview Catoosa Walker Lakeview Estates Rockdale Lincoln Park Upson Did not appear in the 1990 Census after being partially annexed to Thomaston. Appeared as an unincorporated place 1970 (pop 1,852), 1960 (pop 1,840), and 1950 (pop 1,575). Lindale Floyd Listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 2,768 in the 1970 U.S. census Lithia Springs Douglas Listed as a town in the 2000 U.S. census and then redesignated a CDP in the 2010 U.S. census Manor Ware Martinez Columbia Matthews Jefferson Mendes Tattnall Mershon Pierce Millwood Ware Milstead Rockdale Mineral Bluff Fannin Appeared as a town in the 1890 through 1990 censuses Montgomery Chatham Moody AFB Lowndes In 1970, Moody Air Force Base was listed as an unincorporated place with a population of 1,424 Mountain Park Gwinnett Musella Crawford Naylor Lowndes New England Dade Norristown Emanuel North Decatur DeKalb North Druid Hills DeKalb Ohoopee Toombs Panthersville DeKalb Perkins Jenkins Phillipsburg Tift Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 2,335) and 1960 (pop 2,037) Piney Grove Harris Putney Dougherty Raoul Habersham Redan DeKalb Reed Creek Hart Robins AFB Houston Rock Spring Walker Rockingham Bacon Russell Barrow Salem Upson Satilla Jeff Davis Sautee Nacoochee White Scottdale DeKalb Seville Wilcox Shannon Floyd Listed as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census (pop 1,563) and the 1960 U.S. census (pop 1,629). Skidaway Island Chatham Smarr Monroe St. Simons Glynn Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 5,346), 1960 (pop 3,199), and 1950 (pop 1,706) Sterling Glynn Stockton Lanier Sunny SideSpalding Sunnyside Ware Sunset Village Upson Talahi Island Chatham Tate City Towns Tazewell Marion The Rock Upson Former town dissolved in 1995 Unionville Tift Previously listed as an unincorporated place in 1970 (pop 1,646) and 1960 (pop 1,607) Vinings Cobb Waresboro Ware Warthen Washington Waverly Camden Waynesville Brantley Wenona Crisp West Brow Dade Whitemarsh Island Chatham Wildwood Dade Wilmington Island Chatham Yonah White

Former Census-Designated Places CDPCountyLocation of CountyPopulation (2020)Population (2010)Population (2000)Population (1990)Population (1980)Notes North Atlanta DeKalb Designated as North Atlanta CDP through the 2010 U.S. census. Incorporated as Brookhaven city in 2012. Sandy Springs Fulton Incorporated prior to the 2010 Census Statenville Echols Appeared as a CDP in the 2010 U.S. census. Consolidated into Echols County government thereafter. Tucker DeKalb Appeared as a CDP in the 2010 U.S. census. Incorporated as a city in 2015. Garden Lakes Floyd First appeared as an unincorporated community name Alto Park in the 1950 census (pop 1,195) and 1960 census (pop. 2,526). The unincorporated place was renamed Alto Park-Garden Lakes in the 1970 census (pop 2,963) and then appeared as the Garden Lakes CDP in the 1980 census (pop. 4,053). Absorbed into Rome city prior to the 1990 census. Gainesville Mills Hall Listed as the unincorporated community Gainesville Cotton Mills in the 1950 U.S. census (pop. 1,708), 1960 U.S. census (pop. 2,207), and 1970 U.S. census (pop. 2,060). Listed as the Gainesville Mills CDP in the 1980 United States census. It was deleted prior to the 2000 U.S. census.

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