Welcome to Lilburn ...

The city of Lilburn is located in Gwinnett County<1>.

The location of Lilburn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lilburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lilburn has a population of 12,838 people<3> (see below for details).

Lilburn is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Lilburn: (470)<5>, (678) & (770)

The ZIP codes for Lilburn: 30047-30048<6>

Websites for Lilburn ...

Official Website:   www.cityoflilburn.com/

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lilburn had an population of 12,838 people. This is an increase of 10.71% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lilburn had a population of 11,596 people. This makes Lilburn the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Lilburn represents 0.12% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Lilburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lilburn - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Lilburn ...

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

• Atlanta
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <7>
• Roswell
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <7>
• Johns Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <7>
• Alpharetta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <7>
• Brookhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <7>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <7>
• 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.<2> 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 Lilburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lilburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lilburn. 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 Lilburn.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilburn ...

Looking for more information about Lilburn? 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 Lilburn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lilburn.

Adding Lilburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lilburn 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 Lilburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Lilburn post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lilburn on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lilburn: www.cityoflilburn.com/

The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/

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