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Welcome to Berkeley Lake ...

The city of Berkeley Lake is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Berkeley Lake: Berkeley Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berkeley Lake has a population of 2,153 people<2> (see below for details).

Berkeley Lake is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Berkeley Lake: 404, 470, 678 & 770<4>

The ZIP code for Berkeley Lake: 30096<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berkeley Lake had an population of 2,153 people. This is an increase of 36.79% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berkeley Lake had a population of 1,574 people. This makes Berkeley Lake the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Berkeley Lake represents 0.02% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berkeley Lake.

Websites for Berkeley Lake ...

Official Website:   www.ci.berkeley-lake.ga.us/

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Communities near Berkeley Lake ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkeley Lake ...

Looking for more information about Berkeley Lake? 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 Berkeley Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berkeley Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gwinnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Berkeley Lake.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berkeley Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Berkeley Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Berkeley Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Berkeley Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berkeley Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.