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 – 5:31 pm
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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 1 days53 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Atlanta Peachtree Ap station, 13 mi away; snow from Covington
Parks and public landsStone Mountain Parkstate recreation area · 1.5 mi · 3,235 acresDeshong Parkpark · under a mile · 204 acresYellow River Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 568 acresVaughters Farmstate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 143 acresPanola Mountain State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 1,661 acresGa Dot Propertystate conservation land · 11.0 miSource: 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 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
Elevation779 ft237 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Eastside Medical Center - South Campus6.1 miPost officeMountain Park Post Office2.7 miTown hallStone Mountain City Hall4.2 miPoliceGwinnett County Police Department District 2 Southside Precinct2.3 miFire stationDeKalb County Fire Rescue Department Station 25under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolThe Drake Schoolunder a mileElementaryWynbrooke Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolVoices of Faith Christian Academy1.5 miCollegeLuther Rice College and Seminary6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK13 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL22 miInterstateI-206.1 miUS highwayUS 782.4 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL17 miSubwayINDIAN CREEK STATIONMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)7.6 miCoachConyers TexacoGreyhound9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30086 ZIP area.
