THE JONESBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
Jonesboro city has 2.99 square miles of land in Clayton County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Jonesboro and Clayton County
Jonesboro is associated with Clayton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Jonesboro by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Jonesboro, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 1.2 percentage points lower than the 1.8% recorded for Clayton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jonesboro city has 94.9% of the land area of nearby Irondale CDP (3.16 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

