DeKalb County

DeKalb County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county.
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  • Type: county of Georgia with 764,000 residents
  • Description: county in Georgia, United States
  • Also known as: De Kalb County”, “DeKalb”, “Dekalb County”, “DeKalb County, GA”, and “DeKalb County, Georgia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kensington station and DeKalb School of the Arts.

Metro station
Kensington is an at-grade subway station in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, serving the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system.

School
is a public performing arts magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, east of the city of . It is a part of the DeKalb County School District, as well as a member of the Arts Schools Network.

Metro station
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Indian Creek is an at-grade subway station in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, the eastern terminus of the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Decatur and Stone Mountain.

is a city that, despite being somewhat isolated from the rest of Atlanta, is so close to Georgia's state capital as to not really be separate. While Atlanta is an international city with corporate headquarters, world class convention facilities, and a fast pace, has retained a small city feel and a slightly slower pace.

is in . The town is named for , the largest exposed granite dome in , featuring the largest bas-relief sculpture in the world, of Confederate Civil War heroes Jefferson Davis, Robert E.

Town
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County, , United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 31,749. is situated 3½ miles east of DeKalb County.

DeKalb County

Latitude
33.7715° or 33° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
-84.2264° or 84° 13′ 35″ west
Population
764,000
Elevation
909 feet (277 metres)
Open location code
865QQQCF+JC
Geo­Names ID
4191014
Wiki­data ID
Q486398
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“DeKalb County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: DeKalb County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة ديكالب
  • Arabic: مقاطعه ديكالب
  • Armenian: Դե-Քալբ շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de DeKalb
  • Basque: DeKalb konderria
  • Bavarian: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Bavarian: DeKalb County
  • Bishnupriya: ডেকলাব কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া
  • Bishnupriya: ডেকলাব কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Дикалб
  • Catalan: comtat de DeKalb
  • Cebuano: DeKalb County
  • Chechen: ДеКалб (гуо, Джорджия)
  • Chechen: ДеКалб
  • Chinese: DeKalb Kūn
  • Chinese: 迪卡尔布县
  • Chinese: 迪卡爾布縣
  • Czech: DeKalb County
  • Czech: okres DeKalb
  • Dutch: DeKalb County
  • Esperanto: DeKalb County
  • Esperanto: kantono DeKalb
  • Esperanto: Kantono DeKalb
  • Estonian: DeKalbi maakond
  • Finnish: DeKalbin piirikunta
  • French: comté de DeKalb
  • French: Comté de DeKalb
  • French: DeKalb County
  • Galician: Condado de DeKalb, Xeorxia
  • Galician: Condado de DeKalb
  • Ganda: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Ganda: DeKalb County
  • Georgian: დეკალბის ოლქი
  • German: DeKalb County
  • Gilaki: دیکلب ٚ شأرستان (جؤرجيا)
  • Gilaki: دیکلب ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία ΝτεΚάλμπ
  • Greek: Κομητεία ΝτεΚάλμπ
  • Hebrew: מחוז דהקאלב
  • Hungarian: DeKalb megye
  • Irish: Contae DeKalb
  • Italian: contea di DeKalb
  • Italian: Contea di DeKalb
  • Italian: DeKalb County
  • Japanese: ディーカブ郡
  • Japanese: ディカーブ郡
  • Korean: 디캘브군
  • Latin: DeKalb
  • Low German: DeKalb County
  • Malay: Daerah DeKalb, Georgia
  • Malay: Daerah DeKalb
  • Marathi: डिकॅब काउंटी, जॉर्जिया
  • Marathi: डिकॅब काउंटी
  • Mazanderani: دیکلب شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: DeKalb Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: DeKalb Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: DeKalb County
  • Norwegian Bokmål: DeKalb County i Georgia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: DeKalb County
  • Norwegian: DeKalb County
  • Persian: شهرستان دیکلب، جورجیا
  • Persian: شهرستان دیکلب
  • Polish: Hrabstwo DeKalb
  • Portuguese: condado de DeKalb
  • Portuguese: Condado de DeKalb
  • Portuguese: DeKalb County
  • Romanian: Comitatul DeKalb, Georgia
  • Romanian: Comitatul DeKalb
  • Russian: Де-Калб
  • Sardinian: contea de DeKalb
  • Serbian: Округ Декаб
  • Serbo-Croatian: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Serbo-Croatian: DeKalb County
  • Slovenian: DeKalb County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje DeKalb
  • South Azerbaijani: دکالب بؤلگه‌سی، جورجیا
  • Spanish: condado de DeKalb
  • Spanish: Condado de DeKalb
  • Spanish: DeKalb County
  • Swedish: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Swedish: DeKalb County
  • Tatar: ДеКалб (округ, Джорджия)
  • Tatar: ДеКалб
  • Tumbuka: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Tumbuka: DeKalb County
  • Turkish: DeKalb County, Ga.
  • Turkish: DeKalb County, GA
  • Turkish: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Turkish: DeKalb County
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi, Ga.
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi, GA
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi, Georgia
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Декальб
  • Urdu: ڈیکلب کاؤنٹی، جارجیا
  • Venetian: contea de DeKalb
  • Vietnamese: Quận DeKalb, Georgia
  • Vietnamese: Quận DeKalb
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han DeKalb, Georgia
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han DeKalb
  • Welsh: DeKalb County, Georgia
  • Welsh: DeKalb County

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pine Lake and Glen Haven.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Durham Lake and Dekalb Police Department Heliport.

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