Buckhead | |
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 Partial view of North Buckhead skyline looking North West | |
  Buckhead Location in Metro Atlanta | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′22″N 84°22′48″W / 33.83942°N 84.37992°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Elevation | 738–1,050 ft (225–320 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 100,123[1] |
| City of Atlanta-Office of Planning; see Demographics of Atlanta | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 30305, 30309, 30318, 30324, 30326, 30327, 30342 |
Buckhead is the uptown commercial and residential district of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, comprising approximately the northernmost fifth of the city. Buckhead is the third largest business district within the Atlanta city limits, behind Downtown and Midtown, and a major commercial and financial center of the Southern U.S.
Buckhead is anchored by a core of high-rise office buildings, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants and condominiums centered around the intersection of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road near Georgia State Route 400, the Buckhead MARTA station, and Lenox Square.