Arcade, Georgia

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Arcade is a small city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. As of 2020, about 1,884 people live there. The city was chartered in 1909, and its name came from early plans to build an arcade-style schoolhouse.

Arcade sits in southern Jackson County, near Jefferson, the county seat. U.S. Route 129 runs along the southern edge, giving a about 7-mile drive northwest to Interstate 85 near Jefferson and about 15 miles southeast to Athens. Georgia State Route 82 goes south to Winder, roughly 14 miles away.

The city covers about 8.5 square miles, with 8.4 square miles of land and 0.1 square miles of water, at an elevation of 876 feet. Arcade uses the nearby Jefferson ZIP code, 30549. The official site is cityofarcade.org. Arcade lies in the Eastern Time Zone.