Athens–Clarke County metropolitan area

Metropolitan Athens–Clarke County
Athens–Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Area
Athens City Hall
Interactive Map of Athens–Clarke County, GA MSA
Country United States
State Georgia
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
300xx to 303xx
Area codes404/678/470/943 inside the perimeter 770/678/470/943 outside the perimeter

The Athens–Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe – in northeastern Georgia, anchored by the city of Athens. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 215,479.