Town guide

Gresham Park, Georgia

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
Sold over asking16%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Gresham Park

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Gresham Park

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield 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.

Who represents Gresham Park

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.

Gresham Park population by census2000: 9,215, 2010: 7,432, 2020: 7,7009,21520007,43220107,7002020

DeKalb County, 1900–2020

DeKalb County population, 1900 to 20201900: 21,112, 1910: 27,881, 1920: 44,051, 1930: 70,278, 1940: 86,942, 1950: 136,395, 1960: 256,782, 1970: 415,387, 1980: 483,024, 1990: 545,837, 2000: 665,865, 2010: 691,893, 2020: 764,38221K’00’1044K’20’3087K’40’50257K’60’70483K’80’90666K’00’10764K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Gresham ParkJan: high 54°F, low 36°F, 4.6 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 39°F, 4.6 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 45°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 53°F, 3.8 in; May: high 81°F, low 61°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 69°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 71°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 66°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 55°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 38°F, 4.6 in54°36°Jan4.658°39°Feb4.666°45°Mar4.774°53°Apr3.881°61°May3.687°69°Jun4.590°72°Jul4.889°71°Aug4.384°66°Sep3.874°55°Oct3.364°44°Nov4.056°38°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in DeKalb CountyHealth care and social assistance: 56,187 jobs; Retail trade: 32,286 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 28,163 jobs; Professional services: 26,680 jobs; Educational services: 23,246 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 18,803 jobs; Information: 17,949 jobs; Administrative and support: 15,686 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 9% Educational services 8% Transportation and warehousing 6% Information 6% Administrative and support 5%

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 doctors27
Specialist doctors19
Dentists35
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants69
Mental health providers321
Physical and occupational therapists25
Optometrists5
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies18

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.

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

Schools in Gresham Park

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyAtlantaPre-K–5844Public2.3 mi
Bob Mathis Elementary SchoolDecaturPre-K–5368Public5.5 mi
Burgess-Peterson Elementary SchoolAtlantaPre-K–5580Public1.4 mi
Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolDecaturPre-K–5495Public7.0 mi
Flat Shoals Elementary SchoolDecaturPre-K–5373Public2.8 mi
Narvie Harris Elementary SchoolDecaturPre-K–5535Public7.0 mi
Oak View ElementaryDecaturPre-K–5685Public4.5 mi
Rainbow Elementary SchoolDecaturPre-K–5337Public6.1 mi
Genesis Innovation Academy for BoysAtlantaK–11307Charter1.5 mi
Genesis Innovation Academy for GirlsAtlantaK–11318Charter1.5 mi
DeKalb Regional Youth Detention CenterDecatur5–1211Alternative Education3.7 mi
Metro Regional Youth Detention CenterAtlanta5–1219Alternative Education2.1 mi
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - MiddleAtlanta6–8233Charter1.7 mi
Cedar Grove Middle SchoolDecatur6–8685Public3.0 mi
Chapel Hill Middle SchoolDecatur6–8614Public7.1 mi
Columbia Middle SchoolDecatur6–8571Public4.7 mi
Maynard Jackson High SchoolAtlanta9–121,549Public2.2 mi
McNair High SchoolAtlanta9–12779Public1.1 mi
Southwest DeKalb High SchoolDecatur9–121,237Public6.2 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Cambridge AcademyDecaturPre-K–545Nonsectarian1.9 mi
Greenforest Mccalep Christian AcademyDecaturPre-K–1292Baptist4.2 mi
Johnson's Learning CenterAtlantaPre-K–K25Nonsectarian1.4 mi
Mohammed Schools of AtlantaAtlantaPre-K–12180Islamic1.4 mi
Christine Elizabeth AcademyAtlanta1–544Nonsectarian1.9 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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