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Concrete Driveway Cost in Georgia (2026)

Concrete driveway pours in Georgia typically run $2,800–$7,400 for a 600 sq ft 4-inch concrete driveway pour at 3000 psi compressive strength. Buried footings must clear the 6-inch design frost line, and the state sits in no freeze-thaw exposure (ACI F0). Georgia's red-clay subsoil across the Atlanta Piedmont from Charlotte to Augusta requires aggressive 4-to-6-inch crushed-stone gravel base under every driveway pour to prevent clay-driven slab heave during seasonal moisture cycles — and Georgia's high mature-deciduous tree canopy across the Atlanta-Athens corridor combined with persistent root-driven slab uplift on existing driveways drives standard root-barrier and continuous expansion-joint installation on every Atlanta and Athens residential driveway replacement pour.

State Georgia
Cities Covered 18
Typical 600 sq ft 4-inch concrete driveway pour $2,800 – $7,400
BLS cement mason wage $22.84/hr

Georgia climate, soil & seismic drivers

  • Frost-line trench depth: 6-inch design minimum for buried footings
  • Freeze-thaw exposure (ACI 201.2R): F0 — no freeze-thaw exposure, no air-entrainment required
  • Typical residential mix: 3000 psi compressive strength
  • Expansive soil risk: Moderate — periodic clay shrink-swell, standard footing reinforcement adequate
  • Sulfate exposure (ACI 318): S0 — no sulfate exposure, Type I/II cement adequate
  • Seismic design category (ASCE 7-22): SDC C — moderate seismic risk, continuous-rebar-tie footings required
  • Winter de-icer salt exposure: Low — minimal winter de-icer use

Georgia licensing & permits

  • License status: Statewide license required
  • License board: Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors (official site)
  • Permit: city or county building permit required for residential driveway pour on new construction; residential-basic or residential-light contractor license required above $2,500 contract

How concrete driveway costs vary in Georgia

State-specific code or insurance rule: Georgia Code §43-41 created the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors in 2008, making Georgia one of the most recent Southeast states to centralize residential contractor licensing — every Georgia concrete contractor exceeding the $2,500 contract threshold must hold a residential-basic or residential-light license, plus Georgia Code §44-3 separately enforces the Georgia Property Owners Association Act requiring HOA-approved concrete-driveway-replacement contractor selection on every covered residential property in deed-restricted communities, the most restrictive HOA concrete-pour regulation in the Southeast.

Cities in Georgia

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Albany, GA

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Alpharetta, GA

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Athensclarke County, GA

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Atlanta, GA

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Augustarichmond County, GA

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Brookhaven, GA

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Columbus, GA

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Dunwoody, GA

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Johns Creek, GA

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Macon, GA

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Marietta, GA

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Peachtree Corners, GA

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Roswell, GA

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Sandy Springs, GA

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Savannah, GA

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Smyrna, GA

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Valdosta, GA

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Warner Robins, GA

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Pricing ranges reflect Georgia market labor (BLS OEWS cement mason & concrete finisher mean $22.84/hr) and Woogoro regional cost modeling. For the most localized estimate, see your nearest city page above.