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Lithonia, Georgia | |
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 Welcome sign on Main Street in Lithonia | |
| Motto: City of Granite | |
 Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia | |
  Lithonia, Georgia Location in the Atlanta metropolitan area | |
| Coordinates: 33°42′46″N 84°6′21″W / 33.71278°N 84.10583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shameka Reynolds |
| • DeKalb County CEO | Michael L. Thurmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| • Land | 0.93 sq mi (2.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,662 |
| • Density | 2,868.53/sq mi (1,107.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30038, 30058 |
| Area code(s) | 770, [678] |
| FIPS code | 13-46860[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0325978[3] |
| Website | cityoflithoniaga |
Lithonia (/lɪˈθoʊniə/ lih-THOH-nee-ə, AAVE: /laɪ-/ ly-) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
"Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the heart of the Georgian granite-quarrying and viewing region, hence the name of the town, from the Greek lithos, for “stone”.[4] The huge nearby Stone Mountain is composed of granite, while the Lithonia gneiss is a form of metamorphic rock. The Stone Mountain granite is younger than, and has intruded the Lithonia gneiss. The area has a history of rock quarries. The mines were served by the Georgia Railroad and Atlanta, Stone Mountain & Lithonia Railway. Some of the rock quarries have been converted to parkland, and the rail lines to rail-trail.
Lithonia is one of the gateways to the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area,[5] which is largely contained inside Stonecrest, Georgia.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ arabiaalliance.org