Tunnel Hill, Georgia
Tunnel Hill, Georgia | |
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City hall | |
Location in Whitfield County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′45″N 85°2′35″W / 34.84583°N 85.04306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Whitfield, Catoosa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenny Gowin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.98 sq mi (5.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.97 sq mi (5.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 963 |
| • Density | 488.2/sq mi (188.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30755 |
| Area codes | 706/762 |
| FIPS code | 13-77736 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333273 |
Tunnel Hill is a city in northwest Whitfield County and southern Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 963 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel, a 1,497-foot (456 m) railroad tunnel built in the late 1840s.