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Welcome to Dunwoody Heights ...

Dunwoody Heights is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dunwoody Heights: Dunwoody Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Dunwoody Heights is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dunwoody Heights: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Dunwoody Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Dunwoody Heights ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Roswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Peachtree Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tucker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunwoody Heights ...

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

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 Dunwoody Heights - 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 Dunwoody Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Dunwoody Heights 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.