Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:26 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:37 am – 5:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People27,781 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.47,195 householdsMedian household income $52,278Median home value $275,400Median rent $1,346 a month25% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,525 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 11,093 employedMain industries: retail 20%, education and health care 16%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 36 minutes54% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 43%, other languages 30%, other Indo-European languages 10%, Spanish 5%28% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F51 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days53 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Atlanta Peachtree Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Atlanta 9nw
Nearby landmarksPine Lakelake · 2.2 miGeorgia State University Perimeter College - Clarkston Campuscollege · 1.1 miGeorgia Piedmont Technical Collegecollege · 1.3 miNorth Lakelake · 3.4 miStone Mountainpeak · 5.3 miDruid Hillpeak · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMilam Parkpark · under a mileTobie Grant Recreation Centerrecreation area · 1.3 miStone Mountain Parkstate recreation area · 4.3 mi · 3,235 acresMartin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Parkhistoric site · 8.4 miChattahoochee River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 12.0 mi · 5,036 acresPanola Mountain State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 1,661 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDeKalb County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighIce storm Very HighHail Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured152 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, DeKalb County monitors, GA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAtlantaserves 1,089,893 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,008 ft307 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEmory Decatur Hospital2.7 miPost officeClarkston Post Officeunder a mileTown hallClarkston City Hallunder a milePoliceClarkston Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDeKalb County Fire Rescue Department Station 231.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolAtlanta Area School For the Deafunder a mileElementaryIndian Creek Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryJolly Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeGeorgia State University Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK6.0 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL16 miInterstateI-285under a mileUS highwayUS 291.5 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL8.8 miSubwayKENSINGTON STATIONMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)2.5 miCoachAtlanta DowntownFlixBus9.0 miTransit56 stops within a mileMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30021 ZIP area.
