College Park is a city in Fulton and Clayton counties, Georgia, immediately south of Atlanta and adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports. The city lies just north of the airport's terminal area and is connected to the regional transit system by its own MARTA rail station on the Red and Gold lines. The city's name reflects its early twentieth-century origins as a planned suburb organized around educational and civic institutions. Founded as a residential community for Atlanta, College Park grew around institutions including what became Woodward Academy, whose campus carries forward the area's educational tradition. Its Historic College Park district preserves a collection of early twentieth-century homes along tree-lined streets. College Park is both a residential community and an airport-oriented commercial and convention center. The Georgia International Convention Center anchors a cluster of hotels and meeting facilities near the airport, while Gateway Center Arena hosts professional basketball and community events. Downtown College Park retains a walkable commercial core with restaurants, shops, and municipal buildings. With about 14,000 residents, College Park sits astride a major transportation crossroads, offering quick access to downtown Atlanta via MARTA, to the airport via rail or the ATL SkyTrain, and to Interstates 85 and 285. Its neighborhoods range from the historic districts near the city center to residential areas around the airport perimeter and along the city's southern edge in Clayton County. The city's economy is closely tied to the airport and to Atlanta's broader logistics, hospitality, and service industries, and its location provides residents with direct access to one of the region's largest employment concentrations. Its schools, parks, and neighborhood institutions give it a distinct civic character, while its transit links place the entire Atlanta region within easy reach. This blend of historic housing, airport connectivity, and urban access defines College Park's place within the metropolitan area.