Welcome to Brookhaven ...

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

Google driving directions from your current location to Brookhaven (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookhaven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

The city was incorporated December 17, 2012.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brookhaven has a population of 55,871 people<2> (see below for details).

Brookhaven is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Brookhaven: 770, 470 & 678<4>

The ZIP codes for Brookhaven: 30139, 30341<5>

Communities Also Named Brookhaven ...

While we believe that this Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County, we know of another 3 Georgia communities named Brookhaven. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb, Fulton and Muscogee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 26 communities that are also named Brookhaven - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Brookhaven ...

Official Website: brookhavenga.gov/

Junior League: www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Brookhaven ...

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

Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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- 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Marietta is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 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)
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- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
Dunwoody West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
Peachtree Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <6>
Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Milton is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <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 Brookhaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookhaven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookhaven ...

Looking for more information about Brookhaven? 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 Brookhaven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookhaven.

Adding Brookhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Brookhaven post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookhaven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brookhaven: brookhavenga.gov/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including DeKalb, 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 Brookhaven.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookhaven - 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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Brookhaven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brookhaven 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.
<7>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/