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Welcome to Carey Park ...

Carey Park is located in Fulton County<1>.

Carey Park is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Carey Park (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Carey Park: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Carey Park ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Fulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Roswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brookhaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Dunwoody West
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • East Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carey Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carey Park - 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 Carey Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Carey Park 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.