page_title: Tucker, Georgia
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Tucker, Georgia / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Portion of Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama United States Geological Survey 1964 revision of United States Army Corps of Engineers 1953 map.
context_page_description: Tucker is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia located near Atlanta and was originally settled in the 1820s, and later developed as a railroad community in 1892. According to the 2016 United States Census Bureau annual estimate of resident population, it has a population of 35,322. In a November 2015 referendum, by a 3:1 margin, voters approved incorporating Tucker into a city. In March 2016, Tucker residents elected the city's first mayor and city council.
context_section_description: Tucker is located in northeastern DeKalb County at 33°51′6″N 84°13′17″W (33.851736, -84.221524), approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31 km²), of which 12.0 square miles (31 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), or 0.83%, is water.
  The Eastern Continental Divide cuts through Tucker, along Chamblee-Tucker Road to LaVista Road and continuing south towards Mountain Industrial Boulevard. Water falling to the west of this line flows towards the Chattahoochee River and the Gulf of Mexico. Water falling to the east of this line flows towards the Atlantic Ocean through the Ocmulgee River.
caption: U. S. Geological Survey 1964
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