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Welcome to De Kalb Highlands ...

De Kalb Highlands is located in DeKalb County<1>.

De Kalb Highlands is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for De Kalb Highlands: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near De Kalb Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near De Kalb Highlands.

  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Dunwoody West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Kalb Highlands ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Kalb Highlands - 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 De Kalb Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the De Kalb Highlands 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.