What the State is holding for Alpharetta
The Georgia Department of Revenue is holding 12,597 records worth more than $500, $29,528,403 in all, for people and businesses whose last known address was in Alpharetta. The largest share, 23%, is refunds and credits, and one of the names that reports it far more often here than elsewhere in Georgia is Federal Express Corporation.
At a glance
- Records over $500
- 12,597
- Total held
- $29.5M
- Typical record (median)
- $1,028
- Largest share
- 23% refunds and credits
Every figure here counts records over $500, the band that takes an actual claim. At or below $500, Georgia’s Money Match program returns much cash property automatically. Who qualifies for Money Match.
What kind of money it is
23% of Alpharetta’s records are refunds and credits, well above the 16% across Georgia.
| Kind of property | Alpharetta vs. all of Georgia |
|---|---|
| Refunds, credits and deposits | 23% vs. 16% |
| Insurance payouts and policy refunds | 21% vs. 31% |
| Bank accounts and bank-issued checks | 20% vs. 21% |
| Paychecks and business payments | 18% vs. 14% |
| Other checks and property | 13% vs. 12% |
| Stock, dividends and fund shares | 5% vs. 7% |
Refunds and credits are the balances nobody notices missing: an overpaid bill, a utility or rent deposit, a premium credit. Search your name, then check the listed address against the places you have lived in Alpharetta.
Paychecks and business payments are final paychecks, commissions and checks to contractors that never reached their owner. If you worked for or invoiced an employer in Alpharetta, search your own name and any business name you used.
28% of Alpharetta’s records are owed to businesses rather than people, against 17% statewide. If you own or ran a company here, including one that has since closed, search its legal name and any former trade names.
Organizations that report Alpharetta money more than the rest of Georgia
National insurers and banks report money in every Georgia city. These are the organizations that are distinctly local: their share of Alpharetta’s records is well above their share statewide. Federal Express Corporation appears 6.3× as often here as across Georgia.
| Reported by | Compared with Georgia |
|---|---|
| Colonial Life & Accident Ins C… | 12× as often (77 records) |
| Federal Express Corporation | 6.3× as often (101 records) |
| Automatic Data Processing | 5.0× as often (113 records) |
| Fulton County Dept of Finance | 3.5× as often (140 records) |
| Northside Hospital | 3.0× as often (54 records) |
If you worked, banked, studied, got care, held a policy, or paid a tax or court fee with one of them while living in Alpharetta, that is a concrete reason to run a search.
How large the amounts are
The typical Alpharetta record is $1,028. 8% are worth more than $5,000, about the same as the 7% statewide.
| Amount | Alpharetta records |
|---|---|
| $500 to $1,000 | 6,082 |
| $1,000 to $5,000 | 5,531 |
| $5,000 to $25,000 | 889 |
| Over $25,000 | 95 |
How old the records are
38% of Alpharetta’s records were reported to the State in 2016 or earlier, well below the 44% statewide. There is no deadline to claim them.
More of Alpharetta’s money is recent than elsewhere in Georgia, which usually means it was left behind in a move within the last ten years: a final paycheck, a deposit, a refund sent to an old address.
If the owner has died
Alpharetta sits in Fulton County. When property belongs to someone who has died, the State asks for estate papers from the probate court in the county where they lived; for most Alpharetta addresses that is the Fulton County Probate Court. Mailing addresses can cross county lines, so go by where the person actually lived.
If the State is holding $7,500 or less for the estate, heirs can usually claim with a sworn statement signed by all of them instead of a court order. Who can claim for a relative, and what the State asks for.
How to search, free
Search the State’s official site at gaclaims.unclaimedproperty.com or call the Georgia DOR at (855) 329-9863. Claiming directly with the State is always free. You can also search the same records here; we rebuild them from the State’s file every week.