Welcome to Norcross ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norcross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Norcross has a population of 16,615 people<3> (see below for details).

Norcross is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Norcross is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<5>, (678) and (770).

The ZIP codes for Norcross: 30003, 30010, 30071, 30091-30093<6>

Websites for Norcross ...

Official Website:   www.norcross-ga-gvt.com/

Junior League:   www.jlgnf.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norcross had an population of 16,615 people. This is an increase of 82.26% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Norcross had a population of 9,116 people. This makes Norcross the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Norcross represents 0.09% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Norcross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Norcross - they are located in Maine, Minnesota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Norcross ...

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

• Atlanta
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Marietta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <7>
• Smyrna
  (18 miles [29 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 <7>
• Brookhaven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (7 miles [11.3 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
• Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 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>

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 Norcross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norcross.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norcross ...

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

Adding Norcross to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norcross post office opened in 1871.

We also found Norcross on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norcross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Norcross: www.norcross-ga-gvt.com/

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

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