Relocation Guide · Kennesaw, GA
Moving to Kennesaw, GA: A Relocation Guide
Kennesaw’s name covers far more ground than the city does. The city is 9.7 square miles of Cobb County in three pieces, and the university, the mountain and most of its ZIP codes lie outside it. This guide sorts out the boundary, the housing, the main roads and the school calendar.
Quick answer
The City of Kennesaw is 9.7 square miles of Cobb County with about 34,600 residents. Kennesaw State University is its own Census-designated place outside the city, the summit of Kennesaw Mountain sits about a mile beyond the line, and only a quarter of ZIP 30144 lies inside the city. Most homes date from the 1990s and 2000s, and Cobb Parkway, not I-75, runs through the city itself.
Key Takeaways
- The city holds only 17 percent of ZIP 30152 and 1 percent of ZIP 30101, and about four-fifths of each is unincorporated Cobb County.
- Private trash haulers are barred inside the city, and the sanitation account must be in the owner’s name, even on a rental.
- Cobb County Water System says online move requests can take 5 to 7 business days and needs 48 hours’ notice for any service, so if you need water sooner, call 770-419-6200.
- Kennesaw sits across the 25-mile line: by road the city runs from about 23 to 30 miles from Five Points, so LIOO’s 3-hour minimum depends on the address.
The city, the university and the mountain
The City of Kennesaw touches only two other cities, and barely: Acworth for about 2.3 kilometres and Marietta for a few hundred metres. Everything else around it is unincorporated Cobb County, which is where most of the land in Kennesaw’s ZIP codes actually lies. The city’s permits office can confirm whether a property is inside the limits.
- Kennesaw State University is mapped by the Census as its own place, outside the city limits.
- The summit of Kennesaw Mountain lies about a mile outside the city line.
- I-75 does not run inside the city; its interchanges sit beyond the line.
| ZIP | Part of the city | Part of the ZIP inside the city | Unincorporated share of the ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30144 | 58% | 26% | 66% |
| 30152 | 38% | 17% | 80% |
| 30101 | 4% | 1% | 81% |
Housing: newer houses and townhomes
Of the city’s 14,380 homes, 58.0 percent are detached houses and 19.4 percent are in buildings of five or more units. For a townhome, the estimate notes the garage, the shared drive and the stairs between floors. The median rent in the survey is $1,845.
Cobb Parkway, the rail line and the distance to Atlanta
Cobb Parkway (US 41) is the city’s main road, with about 8.5 miles inside the limits, and the CSX rail line runs about 6.3 miles through Kennesaw beside Main Street downtown. Trips toward Atlanta reach I-75 outside the city. Kennesaw sits across the 25-mile line: by road the city runs from about 23 to 30 miles from Five Points, so LIOO’s 3-hour minimum depends on the address.
Cobb County schools in 2026–27
Kennesaw’s public schools are part of the Cobb County School District. Its 2026–27 calendar breaks for Thanksgiving on 23–27 November, for the winter holidays from 21 December to 1 January, for a February break on 15–19 February and for spring break on 5–9 April, and the last day of school is 19 May 2027, earlier than in neighboring Fulton County.
Arranging the move
The Kennesaw movers page has the rates and the address-by-address plan, including which addresses fall past the 25-mile line. Townhome and apartment moves are covered on the apartment and townhome moves page, and a household coming from elsewhere in Georgia is priced per shipment through long-distance moving within Georgia.
Once the boxes are in, two state errands remain: the Georgia driver’s license guide and the change-of-address checklist cover them.
Can a renter open a trash account in Kennesaw?
No. Every residential sanitation account must be in the property owner’s name, including rentals. Private haulers are not permitted inside the city limits, and Republic Services collects under contract with the city. Water and sewer come from the Cobb County Water System, which warns that online move requests can take 5 to 7 business days and offers no same-day service requests. It asks for 48 hours’ notice for all water services, and residential customers who need water sooner than 5 to 7 business days call 770-419-6200.
Moving to Kennesaw?
Share both addresses and your date, and we will confirm whether the home is inside the city and quote the crew and the hourly rate.
Moving to Kennesaw: questions
Is Kennesaw State University inside the City of Kennesaw?+
My address is in ZIP 30144. Am I in the city?+
Does I-75 run through Kennesaw?+
What kind of homes will we find in Kennesaw?+
When does the Cobb County school year end in 2027?+
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24, Kennesaw (via Census Reporter)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb boundary and road files
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System
- Cobb County School District, 2026–27 calendar
- City of Kennesaw, Sanitation
- City of Kennesaw, Building Services
- Cobb County Water System
- Cobb County Water, Set Up Service
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