Gresham Park is a community in DeKalb County, Georgia, home to about 6,935 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30034 and 30316.
Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population6,9352,468 per sq mi
Median home value$297,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$217Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gresham Park. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Gresham Park
Distances
Nearest major airport
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL590 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Gresham Park; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Gresham Park had 7,700 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 141st largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
DeKalb County grew from 21,112 residents in 1900 to 764,382 in 2020.
DeKalb County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap, GA weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in DeKalb County
298,747 jobs at 18,258 businesses in DeKalb County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
513 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gresham Park’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Grady Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Atlanta3.7 miles
Emory University Hospital MidtownGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Atlanta4.6 miles
Emory University HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Atlanta5.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
27
Specialist doctors
19
Dentists
35
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
69
Mental health providers
321
Physical and occupational therapists
25
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
12
Pharmacies
18
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 Gresham Park
Parks (4 nearby)
Skyhaven · 15 acres0.8 mi
Glen Emerald Park0.6 mi
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter1.0 mi
Kroger1.0 mi
Piggly Wiggly1.2 mi
ALDI1.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Kroger1.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Gresham Library1.2 mi
Museums
King Birth Home3.4 mi
Historic Fire Station Number 63.4 mi
Freedom Hall3.4 mi
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Heritage Sanctuary3.5 mi
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site3.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Metropolitan Studios1.8 mi
The Eastern2.5 mi
Horizon Theatre3.1 mi
Dad's Garage3.2 mi
Variety Playhouse3.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by DeKalb County, Atlanta Public Schools, State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Boy and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(19)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyAtlanta
Pre-K–5
844
Public
2.3 mi
Bob Mathis Elementary SchoolDecatur
Pre-K–5
368
Public
5.5 mi
Burgess-Peterson Elementary SchoolAtlanta
Pre-K–5
580
Public
1.4 mi
Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolDecatur
Pre-K–5
495
Public
7.0 mi
Flat Shoals Elementary SchoolDecatur
Pre-K–5
373
Public
2.8 mi
Narvie Harris Elementary SchoolDecatur
Pre-K–5
535
Public
7.0 mi
Oak View ElementaryDecatur
Pre-K–5
685
Public
4.5 mi
Rainbow Elementary SchoolDecatur
Pre-K–5
337
Public
6.1 mi
Genesis Innovation Academy for BoysAtlanta
K–11
307
Charter
1.5 mi
Genesis Innovation Academy for GirlsAtlanta
K–11
318
Charter
1.5 mi
DeKalb Regional Youth Detention CenterDecatur
5–12
11
Alternative Education
3.7 mi
Metro Regional Youth Detention CenterAtlanta
5–12
19
Alternative Education
2.1 mi
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - MiddleAtlanta
6–8
233
Charter
1.7 mi
Cedar Grove Middle SchoolDecatur
6–8
685
Public
3.0 mi
Chapel Hill Middle SchoolDecatur
6–8
614
Public
7.1 mi
Columbia Middle SchoolDecatur
6–8
571
Public
4.7 mi
Maynard Jackson High SchoolAtlanta
9–12
1,549
Public
2.2 mi
McNair High SchoolAtlanta
9–12
779
Public
1.1 mi
Southwest DeKalb High SchoolDecatur
9–12
1,237
Public
6.2 mi
Private schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Cambridge AcademyDecatur
Pre-K–5
45
Nonsectarian
1.9 mi
Greenforest Mccalep Christian AcademyDecatur
Pre-K–12
92
Baptist
4.2 mi
Johnson's Learning CenterAtlanta
Pre-K–K
25
Nonsectarian
1.4 mi
Mohammed Schools of AtlantaAtlanta
Pre-K–12
180
Islamic
1.4 mi
Christine Elizabeth AcademyAtlanta
1–5
44
Nonsectarian
1.9 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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