Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:26 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:38 am – 5:32 pm
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People4,831 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.71,566 householdsMedian household income $82,500Median home value $347,700Median rent $1,125 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,631 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 1,893 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 19%, retail 17%Average commute 25 minutes63% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 75%, other Indo-European languages 17%, other languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 2%13% 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 · 3.1 miGeorgia Piedmont Technical Collegecollege · 1.5 miGeorgia State University Perimeter College - Clarkston Campuscollege · 1.6 miNorth Lakelake · 4.4 miStone Mountainpeak · 6.7 miDruid Hillpeak · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTobie Grant Recreation Centerrecreation area · under a mileLittle Creek Farmrecreation area · 1.0 miStone Mountain Parkstate recreation area · 5.7 mi · 3,235 acresMartin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Parkhistoric site · 6.8 miPanola Mountain State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 1,661 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 12.9 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
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% 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
Elevation968 ft295 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEmory Decatur Hospital1.2 miPost officeScottdale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAvondale Estates City Hall1.1 miPoliceAvondale Estates Police Department1.1 miFire stationDeKalb County Fire and Rescue Department Station 31.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 4 otherSchoolMontessori School at Emoryunder a mileElementaryRobert Shaw Traditional Theme Schoolunder a mileElementaryMcLendon Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeGeorgia Piedmont Technical College1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK6.3 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL14 miInterstateI-285under a mileUS highwayUS 2781.2 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL7.6 miSubwayKENSINGTON STATIONMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)1.4 miCoachAtlanta DowntownFlixBus7.5 miTransit97 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 30079 ZIP area.
