Johns Creek was incorporated in 2006. It is a suburban community of approximately 85,000 people in a 32 square mile area located 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. The City government provides the majority of services, including Police and Fire. It has a City Council/City Manager form of government.

Johns Creek is part of the Metro Atlanta area, the fastest growing metropolitan region in the US. For a guide to mass transportation options and major routes in and out of the City, read Getting around Johns Creek. For information about the overall statistics in Johns Creek view the Johns Creek Guide Book published by the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce.

Facts about city services, permits, code enforcement, public safety, neighborhood meetings, events and other pertinent information are listed in City Information.

There are many community resources available to serve residents, visitors and businesses, including libraries & cultural facilities, local media and medical facilities.

Johns Creek is known for its vibrant neighborhoods, the majority of which have been developed since the 1980s. For many years, the area was a rural farming community.

Though a new municipality, the City of Johns Creek has already begun to identify steps we can take to try to achieve sustainability throughout our municipal services and operations.

Source: City of Johns Creek

It would be a challenge to find any US city where parental and community support played more of a crucial role in the success of its public schools than Johns Creek. A citizenry that believes in the value of education – and backs it up with volunteering in all aspects of school life – is one of Johns Creek's greatest assets.

Students have a number of public school choices, depending, in part, on the location of their residence in Fulton County School attendance zones.

Johns Creek's public schools receive extraordinary support from parents and local businesses that actively see themselves as community partners in education. As a result, Johns Creek students consistently rank at the top of national test scores and excel in all walks of school life: academic, athletic and extra-curricular.

Johns Creek's 14 public middle and elementary schools provide a warm and positive environment for K-8th grade students to experience the joy of learning.

For more information about each of these topics, see:

• Public Schools Ratings
• Attendance Zones
• Transportation 
• School FAQs

Source: City of Johns Creek Schools

Johns Creek newspapers

• Johns Creek Herald
• North Fulton Neighbor

Newspapers covering the greater Atlanta area

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Johns Creek Online Media

• Creek Connect
• The CurrentHub
• Johns Creek Patch
• Next Door

Spruill Oaks Library

9560 Spruill Road
Johns Creek, GA 30022
Phone: 770-360-8820
Website: www.friendsofspruilloaks.org

Ocee Library

5090 Abbotts Bridge Road
Johns Creek, GA 30005
Phone: 770-360-8897
Website: www.oceefriends.org