Welcome to Chamblee ...

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

The pronunciation of Chamblee: SHAM-blee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chamblee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chamblee has a population of 30,481 people<3> (see below for details).

Chamblee is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Chamblee: (470)<5>, (678) & (770)

The ZIP code for Chamblee: 30341<6>

Websites for Chamblee ...

Official Website:   www.chambleega.com/

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chamblee had an population of 30,481 people. This is an increase of 208.14% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chamblee had a population of 9,892 people. This makes Chamblee the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Chamblee represents 0.1% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Chamblee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chamblee - they are located in Alabama and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Chamblee ...

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

• Atlanta
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <7>
• Roswell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <7>
• Johns Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<8> 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 <7>
• Alpharetta
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <7>
• Marietta
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <7>
• Smyrna
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <7>
• Stonecrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Peachtree Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <7>
• Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <7>
• East Point
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chamblee ...

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

Adding Chamblee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chamblee 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 Chamblee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Chamblee post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chamblee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chamblee: www.chambleega.com/

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

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