Brookhaven, Georgia | |
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![]() Brookhaven Village, located on Dresden Drive east of Peachtree Road | |
![]() Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia | |
Location of Brookhaven in Metro Atlanta | |
Coordinates: 33°51′33″N 84°20′20″W / 33.85917°N 84.33889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | DeKalb |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Park[1] |
• City Manager | Christian Sigman[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 11.86 sq mi (30.71 km2) |
• Land | 11.73 sq mi (30.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 55,161 |
• Density | 4,700.55/sq mi (1,814.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 30319, 30341 |
Area code | 404/470/678/770 |
FIPS code | 13-10944[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 331243[5] |
Website | brookhavenga |
Brookhaven is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta that is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. On July 31, 2012, Brookhaven was approved in a referendum to become DeKalb County's 11th city. Incorporation officially took place on December 17, 2012,[6] on which date municipal operations commenced.[7][8] With a population of around 55,366 as of 2021,[9] it is the largest city in DeKalb County.[10] The new city stretches over 12 square miles (31 km2).[11]