Brookhaven, Georgia
Brookhaven is a city in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is northeast of Atlanta. Brookhaven became DeKalb County's 11th city on December 17, 2012.[2] It has been approved in a referendum on July 31, 2012.[1][3]
Brookhaven, Georgia | |
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| City of Brookhaven | |
 Brookhaven Village, located on Dresden Drive east of Peachtree Road | |
| Nickname(s): Brookhaven, North Atlanta | |
  Brookhaven Location of Brookhaven in Metro Atlanta | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′33″N 84°20′20″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,000 (est.) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30319, 30341 |
| Area code(s) | 404/678/478/770 |
| Website | http://brookhaven-ga.us/ |
In 2012, about 49,000 people live in Brookhaven. It is the largest city in DeKalb County.[4] The new city stretches over 12 square miles (31 km2).[5]
References
- "Brookhaven looks at city options - Dunwoody Crier: Home". Thecrier.net. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- "CITY OF BROOKHAVEN: Request for Proposal (RFP) For Risk Management & Insurance Services For the City of Brookhaven, Georgia; Governor’s Commission on Brookhaven (“Commission”), December 3, 2012
- Hunt, April. "No Brookhaven, but Ashford still a possibility". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "Brookhaven residents vote to create new city", Reporter Newspapers, July 31, 2012
- "Georgia scraps over creation of new, mostly white cities Archived 2013-05-28 at the Wayback Machine" - USA Today 2012/07/30
Other websites
- City of Brookhaven Archived 2012-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Brookhaven Directory Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Brookhaven Neighborhood Association
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| Cities |  Map of Georgia highlighting DeKalb County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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