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Welcome to Allendale Heights ...

Allendale Heights is located in Clayton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Allendale Heights: Allendale Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Allendale Heights is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Allendale Heights and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Allendale Heights: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Allendale Heights ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonecrest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Milstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Tucker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • East Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge North
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • McDonough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pontevedra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Allendale Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allendale Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allendale Heights. 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 Allendale Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allendale Heights ...

Looking for more information about Allendale Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Allendale Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allendale Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allendale Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Allendale Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Allendale Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.