Town guide

Berkeley Lake, Georgia

Berkeley Lake is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, home to about 2,597 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30096.

Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2,5971,484 per sq mi
Median home value$718,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$200Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Berkeley Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Berkeley Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)29 miles away
Closer regional airportDeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL575 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Berkeley Lake; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Berkeley Lake

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Berkeley Lake had 2,054 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.

It’s the 260th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

Gwinnett County grew from 25,585 residents in 1900 to 957,062 in 2020.

Berkeley Lake population by census2000: 1,695, 2010: 1,574, 2020: 2,0541,69520001,57420102,0542020

Gwinnett County, 1900–2020

Gwinnett County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,585, 1910: 28,824, 1920: 30,327, 1930: 27,853, 1940: 29,087, 1950: 32,320, 1960: 43,541, 1970: 72,349, 1980: 166,903, 1990: 352,910, 2000: 588,448, 2010: 805,321, 2020: 957,06226K’00’1030K’20’3029K’40’5044K’60’70167K’80’90588K’00’10957K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Berkeley LakeJan: high 52°F, low 33°F, 4.6 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 36°F, 4.5 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.9 in; May: high 80°F, low 59°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 66°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 70°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 69°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 51°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 41°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 36°F, 4.4 in52°33°Jan4.656°36°Feb4.564°42°Mar4.773°49°Apr3.980°59°May3.886°66°Jun4.789°70°Jul4.788°69°Aug4.583°63°Sep4.173°51°Oct3.463°41°Nov4.254°36°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Peachtree Ap, GA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Gwinnett County

372,873 jobs at 27,653 businesses in Gwinnett County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gwinnett CountyRetail trade: 47,663 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 40,493 jobs; Wholesale trade: 38,606 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 35,911 jobs; Administrative and support: 33,178 jobs; Professional services: 29,129 jobs; Construction: 28,915 jobs; Manufacturing: 25,715 jobsRetail trade 13% Health care and social assistance 11% Wholesale trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Administrative and support 9% Professional services 8% Construction 8% Manufacturing 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

695 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berkeley Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northside Hospital DuluthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Duluth1.4 miles
  • Emory Johns Creek HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Johns Creek5.9 miles
  • Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Snellville10.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors117
Specialist doctors113
Dentists70
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants133
Mental health providers98
Physical and occupational therapists86
Optometrists27
Chiropractors51
Pharmacies51

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Berkeley Lake

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Shorty Howell County Park · 68 acres0.8 mi
  • Pleasant Hill Park · 22 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Publix0.9 mi
  • Aldi1.0 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi
  • Yoo Pharmacy4.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.5 mi

Libraries

  • Gwinnett County Public Library - Duluth Branch1.2 mi
  • GCPL - Peachtree Corners Branch4.2 mi
  • Gwinnett County Public Library Norcross Branch4.5 mi
  • Northeast-Spruill Oak Regional Library4.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Southeastern Railway Museum0.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Red Clay Music Foundry1.3 mi
  • Gas South Arena3.4 mi
  • The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning3.4 mi
  • ReWax UnWine3.8 mi
  • Thrasher Park Amphitheater4.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1956.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Berkeley Lake

Public schools here are run by Gwinnett County, State Specialty Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Ex. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Berkeley Lake Elementary SchoolDuluthPre-K–5838Public2.0 mi
Chesney Elementary SchoolDuluthPre-K–51,165Public1.8 mi
Ferguson Elementary SchoolDuluthPre-K–5856Public2.9 mi
Harris Elementary SchoolDuluthPre-K–5642Public1.1 mi
Mason Elementary SchoolDuluthPre-K–5913Public2.1 mi
New Life Academy of ExcellenceDuluthPre-K–8645Charter2.2 mi
Yi Hwang Academy of Language ExcellenceDuluthK–6459Charter2.6 mi
Coleman Middle SchoolDuluth6–8711Public1.5 mi
Duluth Middle SchoolDuluth6–81,201Public0.4 mi
Radloff Middle SchoolDuluth6–81,315Public2.8 mi
Duluth High SchoolDuluth9–122,556Public1.8 mi
McClure Health Science High SchoolDuluth9–121,237Public3.0 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Duluth Adventist Christian SchoolDuluthPre-K–8104Seventh-day Adventist1.2 mi
Notre Dame AcademyDuluthPre-K–12305Roman Catholic2.5 mi
Atlanta Adventist AcademyDuluth9–12128Seventh-day Adventist1.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Duluth and Peachtree Corners.

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