Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a suburb of Atlanta located in the Metro Atlanta area. Unincorporated portions of northeast Fulton County and Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is technically outside city limits. Much of the City of Johns Creek (incorporated December 1, 2006) is served by the Duluth post office, which creates much confusion since Johns Creek and Duluth are completely separate cities (with the Chattahoochee River as the boundary between the two).

The population of Duluth was 22,122 at the 2000 census, making it the second most populated city in Gwinnett County, behind Lawrenceville.

Duluth is a popular and rapidly developing suburb of Atlanta, close to Interstate 85, which allows for a quick commute to Atlanta. It has schools at all levels up through high school. It is home to Gwinnett Place Mall, Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center, Arena at Gwinnett Center, Hudgens Center for the Arts. Nearby attractions include Stone Mountain and Lake Lanier. Its Peachtree Industrial Boulevard is the same road as Atlanta's Peachtree Road and Peachtree Street.

The Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL, a professional minor league ice hockey team, plays in the Arena at Gwinnett Center, which opened in 2003 in Duluth. At the TPC at Sugarloaf golf course, the Bellsouth Classic tournament is played the third week in May. Atlanta Athletic Club is in Johns Creek (with a Duluth zip code), which hosted the 1976 U.S. Open Golf Tournament and the 1981 and 2001 PGA Championship Golf Tournaments, as well as being home to the trophies of golfer Bobby Jones. Red Clay Theatre and Arts Center opened in downtown Duluth in 2007.

The 30097 ZIP code serves Duluth and parts of Johns Creek, and is one of the wealthiest zip codes in Georgia. Several of the most expensive neighborhoods in the Metro Atlanta area have Duluth mailing addresses, including Sugarloaf Country Club, Sweet Bottom Plantation, St. Marlo Country Club, and St. Ives Country Club.

Duluth has an annual Fall Festival celebrating the season of autumn, now held in their newly-built town center, where several buildings of traditional architecture are located, along with a pavilion, a fountain, and City Hall.

Government

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The City of Duluth is governed by a mayor and five city council members, who together appoint the city manager and city clerk. Elections are held every two years, in the odd numbered years, and the the mayor and council members are elected for staggered four year terms.

The mayor of Duluth is Shirely Fanning Lasseter, and the city manager is Phil McElmore.

Politics

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Duluth is decidely Republican and a dominant player in local and regional politics. On the county level, Duluth is represented by Gwinnett County Commissioner Lorraine Green. On the state level, the city is represented in the State Senate by Senator David Shafer and in the State House by Representative Brooks Coleman. On the federal level, it is represented by Congressman John Linder. Green, Shafer, Coleman and Linder are all Duluth residents and...