Embry Hills is a neighborhood in northern unincorporated
DeKalb County,
Georgia
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, United States, near the
intersection of
I-85 and
I-285. The neighborhood has a mix of middle-class young families and retirees, with houses priced from the mid-$200,000s to the upper-$300,000s.
Embry Hills is located south of
Doraville
Doraville is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,623.
History
Doraville was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, approved December 15, 1 ...
, east of
Chamblee
Chamblee ( ) is a city in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. The population was 30,164 as of the 2020 census.
History
The area that would later become Chamblee was originally dairy farms. During the late nin ...
, and north of
Tucker, but is not considered part of any of the three cities, although many area businesses and residences use a Chamblee address.
History
In the mid-1950s, three sibling developers (Jack, James and Neal Embry, for whom the neighborhood is named) purchased 600 acres of farmland west of what is now I-85. Starting in 1957, the Embrys built the 700-800 homes in the neighborhood. They also built several apartment complexes on the acreage. The Embry Hills Club was built in 1958. The land was bisected by I-285 in the 1960s. In 1963, the first phase of the Embry Hills retail district was built.
The Embry National Bank (now
United Community Bank) soon followed.
DeKalb County Public Library recently constructed the new Embry Hills Library, replacing the neighborhood branch that opened in 1990.
Transportation
Public transportation is available at the
Doraville MARTA station. Interstate access from I-85 and I-285 is through the Pleasantdale Road and Chamblee Tucker Road exits, respectively. Surface street access is through Chamblee Tucker and
Henderson Mill Roads.
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Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Embry Hills
Unincorporated communities in DeKalb County, Georgia