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Welcome to Oakbrook Forest ...

Oakbrook Forest is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakbrook Forest: Oakbrook Frst.

Oakbrook Forest is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oakbrook Forest: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Oakbrook Forest ...

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Communities near Oakbrook Forest ...

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

  • Roswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Johns Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Alpharetta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Dunwoody West
    (18 miles [29 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamblee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Duluth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakbrook Forest ...

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

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