Gresham Park, Georgia

Gresham Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,700 at the 2020 census.

Gresham Park, Georgia
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
A street in Gresham Park
Gresham Park Location within central Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°42′12″N 84°18′52″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	DeKalb
Area [1]
• Total	2.81 sq mi (7.28 km2)
• Land	2.81 sq mi (7.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	899 ft (274 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,700
• Density	2,743.14/sq mi (1,058.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	13-35240[2]
GNIS feature ID	1867241[3]

CDPs bordering eastern Atlanta

Geography

Gresham Park is located at 33°42′12″N 84°18′52″W (33.703357, -84.314366).^[4] It is bordered by, on the:

• North: I-20, across which is the Longdale Park area of unincorporated DeKalb County
• Northwest: by the East Atlanta neighborhood of the city of Atlanta
• West: unincorporated DeKalb County, to the west of which is southeast Atlanta
• South: Constitution Road and Clifton Church Road, across which are the Bouldercrest and Cedar Grove areas of unincorporated DeKalb County
• East: Flat Shoals Road and Clifton Church Road, across which is the Panthersville CDP
• Northeast: at Flat Shoals Blvd. and I-20, to the northeast of which is the Candler-McAfee CDP

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), all land.

Gresham Park Sign in Gresham Park Georgia (April 2025)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	6,232		—
1990	9,000		44.4%
2000	9,215		2.4%
2010	7,432		−19.3%
2020	7,700		3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850-1870[6] 1870-1880[7] 1890-1910[8] 1920-1930[9] 1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12] 1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15] 2000[16] 2010[17] 2020[18]

Gresham Park, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[19]	Pop 2010[20]	Pop 2020[18]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	271	599	1,348	2.94%	8.06%	17.51%
Black or African American alone (NH)	8,758	6,563	5,596	95.04%	88.31%	72.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	29	5	10	0.31%	0.07%	0.13%
Asian alone (NH)	2	24	73	0.02%	0.32%	0.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0	0	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	20	12	43	0.22%	0.16%	0.56%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	56	118	272	0.61%	1.59%	3.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	111	358	0.85%	1.49%	4.65%
Total	9,215	7,432	7,700	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Gresham Park was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.^[14] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,700 people, 3,149 households, and 1,667 families residing in the CDP.

Education

It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools.^[21] Zoned schools:

• Elementary schools: Barack H. Obama EMST (most) and Ronald E. McNair DLA (some) (both outside of the CDP)^[22]
• Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair (outside of the CDP)^[23]
• High schools: Ronald E. McNair High School (in the CDP)^[24]

Ronald E. McNair High School