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Welcome to Clarkston ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarkston has a population of 12,678 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarkston is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Clarkston: 30021<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarkston had an population of 12,678 people. This is an increase of 67.83% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarkston had a population of 7,554 people. This makes Clarkston the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Clarkston represents 0.08% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Clarkston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clarkston - they are located in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Utah and Washington.

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

Websites for Clarkston ...

Official Website:   www.cityofclarkston.com/

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Clarkston ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkston ...

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

Adding Clarkston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Clarkston post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkston.

The official website for Clarkston: www.cityofclarkston.com/

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 Clarkston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clarkston - 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 Clarkston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Clarkston 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 Clarkston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clarkston 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/




 

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