Welcome to Clarkston ...

The city of Clarkston is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clarkston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clarkston has a population of 12,678 people<2> (see below for details).

Clarkston is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clarkston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Clarkston: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

The ZIP code for Clarkston: 30021<5>

Websites for Clarkston ...

Official Website:   www.cityofclarkston.com/

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clarkston had an population of 12,678 people. This is an increase of 67.83% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarkston had a population of 7,554 people. This makes Clarkston the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Clarkston represents 0.08% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clarkston.

Communities Also Named Clarkston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Clarkston - they are located in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarkston.

Communities near Clarkston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clarkston.

• Atlanta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
• Roswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <6>
• Johns Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <6>
• Alpharetta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <6>
• Smyrna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
• Brookhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• Peachtree Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <6>
• Milstead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milstead have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
  • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clarkston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clarkston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clarkston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkston. See our Newspapers Page for Clarkston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clarkston ...

Looking for more information about Clarkston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clarkston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clarkston.

Adding Clarkston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clarkston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clarkston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Clarkston post office opened in 1876.

We also found Clarkston on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clarkston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clarkston: www.cityofclarkston.com/

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/