| City: | Nelson, Georgia |
| County: | Cherokee County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:14:20 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 470 / 678 / 770 / 943 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.3826, -84.3694 |
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Nelson's postal operation includes two rural carrier routes serving six streets with minimal residential delivery. The post office maintains 118 PO Boxes for customer pickup, with six business delivery points scattered across the compact service area.
The six streets reflect local and regional connections: Cherokee Avenue references the county name, while Kennesaw Avenue and Blue Ridge Avenue point to nearby communities. North Avenue, Hillside Street, and Dogwood Pass complete the modest street network.
At just 0.11 square miles, this is one of Georgia's smallest ZIP code areas. The compact footprint centers on the post office facility, with rural routes extending into surrounding Cherokee County areas that rely on Nelson for mail services.
Nelson's six streets mix regional references (Cherokee, Kennesaw, Blue Ridge) with simple geographic descriptors. The limited street network reflects the ZIP's compact size and focus on PO Box service rather than extensive carrier route delivery.
ZIP Code 30151 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 45 people with an annual payroll of $1,554,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 121Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $362,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,554,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 45Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 30151 is located in Cherokee County, Georgia, within the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12060) and Georgia's 11st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,268,860 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 30151, and is subdivided into the Marietta, GA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Marietta, GA (CBSA Div 31924)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 5,268,860Source: Census |
| MSA: | Atlanta, GA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 11Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1071.25 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1354572Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Nelson city; GeorgiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 30151 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 0 public schools with a nearby mailing address, but we have located 5 public schools nearby. There are however 2 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.