Berkeley Lake, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Norcross census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30096. The Survey maps it on the Norcross quadrangle. 2,054 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,056 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBerkeley Lake grew from 1,574 to 2,054 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,574 | |
| 2020 | 2,054 | +480 (+30%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Norcross quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Norcross quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Berkeley Lake between 1992 and 2017, burning about 140 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | CHAT004217 |
| 2 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Berkeley Lake: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Mcclure | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Norcross Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Norcross Shops | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berkeley Lake in 10 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $25,000 | The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported that a tree was blown down onto a home on Stoney Field Place. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Berkeley Lake | $10,000 | The Emergency Manager reported flooding near the Mall of Georgia, including at the intersection of Buford Drive and Rock Springs Road, and flooding at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Mall of Georgia Boulevard. Radar estimates indicate that between 6 and 7 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $6,000 | Multiple reports of trees down across the northern Lawrenceville area stretching from Lawrenceville Suwanee Road NW over to Sugarloaf parkway. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $1,000 | Tree down on building near the intersection of Howard Way and Luther Way. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $1,000 | Tree down on building near the intersection of Doe Court and Taylor Road. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $1,000 | Tree down on powerlines near the intersection of Duluth HWY and Sever Rd. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $1,000 | Tree down on powerlines at Duluth Highway and Christiana Drive. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Mckendree Church Rd at River Centre Place. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berkeley Lake | $1,000 | Public report via social media of a tree down across Collins Hill Rd near Radner Run. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Berkeley Lake | - | The public reported hail the size of quarters along Sunsweet Drive. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mill | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Howell Wood | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pittman | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Beaverdam (historical) | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Pinckneyville (historical) | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Berkeley Manor | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Jones Bridge Landing | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Carolina (historical) | 1.9 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Berkeley Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2185652 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669469. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









