Decatur, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia
City
Old DeKalb County Courthouse
Motto(s):  "A City of Homes, Schools and Places of Worship"
Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia
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Coordinates: 33°46′17″N 84°17′52″W / 33.77139°N 84.29778°W / 33.77139; -84.29778[1]
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	DeKalb
Incorporated	December 10, 1823; 200 years ago (1823-12-10)
Named for	Commodore Stephen Decatur
Government
• Type	Commission–Manager
• Commission	Decatur City Commission
• Mayor	Patti Garrett
Area [2]
• Total	4.60 sq mi (11.92 km2)
• Land	4.60 sq mi (11.91 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,043 ft (318 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,928
• Density	5,422.67/sq mi (2,093.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	30030, 30032, 30033
Area code(s)	404, 678 and 470
FIPS code	13-22052
GNIS feature ID	0331532[3]
Major airport	ATL
Website	decaturga.com

Decatur (/dəˈkeɪtər/) is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census,^[4] the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations (Decatur, East Lake, and Avondale). The city is located approximately five miles (eight kilometers) northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta (the Kirkwood and Lake Claire neighborhoods) and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur.