Tucker, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Tucker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30084. The Survey maps it on the Stone Mountain quadrangle. 37,005 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,122 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTucker grew from 27,581 to 37,005 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 | 27,581 | |
| 2020 | 37,005 | +9,424 (+34%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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 Stone Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Stone Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Stone Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Tucker between 1992 and 2007, burning about 85 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tucker in 25 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Hail | Tucker | $2,000,000 | The public observed penny-sized hail in the Tucker area and penny to golf ball-sized hail in the Stone Mountain area. Radar data suggests that large hail likely fell from Tucker to Stone Mountain and points just to the east. |
| May 2002 | Lightning | Tucker | $25,000 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that lightning struck a home starting a fire in the upstairs bedroom. The bedroom sustained fire damage, while both the bedroom and other areas of the home sustained water damage. Although the owner of the home was present at the time of the incident, no injuries or deaths were reported. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $20,000 | Numerous reports of estimated winds of 50 to 60 mph or greater, along with many downed trees were reported by the public from Tucker, to Stone Mountain, to Lithonia. The majority of the downed trees occurred in the Stone Mountain area, where the Atlanta Journal and Constitution also reported that a shed was picked up and tossed about by the strong winds. Some of the trees came down on homes, causing mostly minor damage. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $15,000 | A local utility company and the public reported numerous trees and power lines blown down on Midvale Forest Drive, Prestwick Drive and Churchwell Lane in Tucker. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Tucker | $15,000 | The DeKalb County emergency manager reported the South Fork Peachtree Creek came out of its banks and caused minor flooding near Orion Drive and Lawrenceville Highway. The same creek also flooded portions of Medlock Park and athletic fields with up to 3 feet of water. Three homes on Scott Circle near the creek had flood waters enter their crawl spaces. A portion of Snapfinger Creek came out of its banks and flooded a home on Rowland Road with around one inch of water. The stage height at a USGS stream gage on Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road reached flood stage of 9 feet. The creek crest at 9.1 feet. Minor flooding occurred in the woodlands and residential yards along the creek. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down in the Tucker, Decatur, and Lithonia areas. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Tucker | $1,000 | The public reported portions of Stone Mountain Creek near Stone Mountain came out of its banks and caused minor flooding of some residential backyards. Some drainage ditches overflowed portions of a few roads. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $1,000 | The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that two power lines were down on Briarcliff Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | $1,000 | There were 2 public reports of trees blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tucker | - | Trees and powerlines downed on roadway in the Winding Woods neighborhood off of LaVista Rd. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Tucker | - | The Public reported flooding of an apartment complex parking lot off Northlake Parkway. Radar estimates indicate that between 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rain occurred over the area, on top of 2 to 4 inches that occurred the 24-hours before. These rainfall amounts, falling on saturated soils, increased runoff and resulted in the flash flooding. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail in Tucker. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported quarter sized hail. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported penny-sized hail in Tucker near the Gwinnett County line. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported penny-sized hail in Tucker near Interstate 285 and LaVista Road. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported dime size hail in Tucker and an amateur radio operator reported dime size hail on U. S. Highway 78 at Park Place east of Stone Mountain. |
| January 2000 | Hail | Tucker | - | A couple of reports from the public indicated hail a little smaller than golf balls fell in and near Tucker. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Tucker | - | The public reported dime size hail in Tucker and the Peachford Road area in Dunwoody. The hail covered a patio at the Peachford Hospital. |
| September 2000 | Hail | Tucker | - | The De Kalb county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Tucker | - | Numerous reports of hail ranging in size from dimes to quarters were received from the public from Tucker, to Stone Mountain, to Lithonia. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Tucker | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Tucker | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Tucker | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Acres | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Woods | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Pittsburg | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Idlewood Acres | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Habersham | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Patriots Hill | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Montreal | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Wilshire | 2.4 miles | 24 |
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 Tucker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2051179 | 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 333270. 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.
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.










