THE BROOKHAVEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Outer Piedmont setting.
Brookhaven city has 12.2 square miles of land in DeKalb County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Outer Piedmont, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Brookhaven and DeKalb County
Brookhaven is associated with DeKalb County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Brookhaven by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Brookhaven, or 1% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for DeKalb County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Brookhaven city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Chamblee city (7.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

