Welcome to Doraville ...

The city of Doraville is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Doraville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Doraville has a population of 10,263 people<2> (see below for details).

Doraville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Doraville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Doraville: (470)<4>, (678) & (770)

The ZIP code for Doraville: 30340<5>

Websites for Doraville ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Doraville had an population of 10,263 people. This is an increase of 23.21% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Doraville had a population of 8,330 people. This makes Doraville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Doraville represents 0.09% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Doraville.

Communities Also Named Doraville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Doraville - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Doraville.

Communities near Doraville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doraville.

• Atlanta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
• Roswell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <6>
• Johns Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <6>
• Alpharetta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <6>
• Marietta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
• Smyrna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
• Stonecrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Milton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• East Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <6>
• Woodstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Doraville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doraville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doraville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doraville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doraville. See our Newspapers Page for Doraville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doraville ...

Looking for more information about Doraville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Doraville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Doraville.

Adding Doraville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Doraville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Doraville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Doraville post office opened in 1871.

We also found Doraville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Doraville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Doraville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/