Welcome to Emory Highlands ...
Emory Highlands is located in DeKalb County<1>.
Emory Highlands is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Emory Highlands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Emory Highlands: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>
Websites for Emory Highlands ...
Junior League: www.jldekalb.org/
Communities near Emory Highlands ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emory Highlands.
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Roswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johns Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alpharetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Stonecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Dunwoody West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
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 Emory Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emory Highlands.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emory 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 Emory Highlands.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emory Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Emory Highlands.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emory Highlands ...
Looking for more information about Emory 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 Emory Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emory 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 Emory 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 Emory Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Emory 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. |