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Welcome to Norris Lake Shores ...

Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Norris Lake Shores: Norris Lk. Shrs.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Norris Lake Shores had a population of 59 people.<2> (see below for details).

Norris Lake Shores is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Norris Lake Shores: 404, 470, 678 & 770<4>

Websites for Norris Lake Shores ...

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Communities near Norris Lake Shores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norris Lake Shores.

  • Brookhaven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Peachtree Corners
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Milstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Tucker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chamblee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockbridge North
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Duluth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norris Lake Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gwinnett, 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 Norris Lake Shores.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norris Lake Shores - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Norris Lake Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Norris Lake Shores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.