Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:26 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:38 am – 5:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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, 7 mi away; snow from Atlanta 9nw
Nearby landmarksAgnes Scott Collegecollege · under a mileDeVry University - Georgiacollege · under a mileEast Lakelake · 2.8 miAvondale Lakelake · 1.6 miDruid Hillpeak · 2.9 miLeggetts Hill (historical)peak · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGlenlake Parkrecreation area · under a mileMcKoy Parkrecreation area · 1.0 miMartin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.7 miStone Mountain Parkstate recreation area · 7.7 mi · 3,235 acresPanola Mountain State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 1,661 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 14.1 mi · 5,036 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
Drinking waterDekalb Countyserves 743,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,031 ft314 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEmory Long - Term Acute Careunder a milePost officeDecatur Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDecatur City Hallunder a milePoliceDecatur Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDecatur Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 9 otherElementaryGlennwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighDecatur High Schoolunder a mileHighAcademe of the Oaksunder a mileCollegeAgnes Scott Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK7.2 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL12 miInterstateI-2852.7 miUS highwayUS 278under a mileAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL6.1 miSubwayDECATUR STATIONMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)under a mileCoachAtlanta DowntownFlixBus5.6 miTransit105 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 30031 ZIP area.
