Official Name: | Hapeville, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Hapeville, Georgia.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hapeville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fulton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.23 |
Area Land Km2: | 6.23 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.41 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.41 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 6553 |
Population Density Km2: | 1051.59 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 2723.61 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.6608°N -84.4094°W |
Elevation Ft: | 984 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 30354 |
Area Code: | 404 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-36472[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2403795 |
Hapeville, established 1891, is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,553 at the 2020 census, an increase of 180 residents from the 2010 census.[3]
Hapeville is named for Dr. Samuel Hape, one of the area's original landowners and its first mayor. Dr. Hape and other members of his family are buried in Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery.[4]
During the 1950s and 1960s, Hapeville was a thriving part of the Tri-City (Hapeville, East Point, College Park) area and its post-World War II population supported four elementary schools (Josephine Wells, North Avenue, College Street, and St. John's Catholic school) and one high school. During the 40 years following, it became regarded as a somewhat depressed industrial area. Since 2005, Hapeville has seen significant gentrification, beginning with the Virginia Park neighborhood and then spreading throughout the city. Hapeville has been discovered by young professionals seeking historic neighborhoods close to downtown Atlanta, and there has been a great deal of new residential construction, including single-family homes, townhomes, and upscale apartments. This new residential development has led to a revived historic downtown. Hapeville has also been discovered by metro Atlanta's arts community, and the beginnings of an artist colony have taken shape with the formation of the Hapeville Arts Alliance. The Hapeville Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
From 1947 until 2006, Hapeville was home to the Ford Atlanta Assembly Plant, recently manufacturing the Taurus. There are development plans to open a multi-use development, Aerotropolis Atlanta, on the site, which is adjacent to Atlanta Airport.[5]
Hapeville is also home to the Dwarf House - the first Chick-fil-A restaurant which was totally rebuilt and greatly expanded in 2021, the original location's 4th incarnation.[6] Hapeville is also home to portions of the Porsche North American Headquarters. While Porsche's headquarters building is technically located in Atlanta, its Porsche Classic Cars Restoration Facility, Porsche Service Center, and portions of the Porsche Experience track are all in Hapeville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4sqmi, all land.
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,339 | 35.69% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,066 | 31.53% | |
White (non-Hispanic) | 1,574 | 24.02% | |
Other/Mixed | 285 | 4.35% | |
Asian | 262 | 4.0% | |
Native American | 24 | 0.37% | |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.05% |
Korean Air Cargo's U.S. headquarters are in Hapeville, near the northeast corner of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.[8]
Hapeville is a part of Fulton County Schools.[9] Residents are zoned to Hapeville Elementary School,[10] Paul D. West Middle School in East Point,[11] and Tri-Cities High School in East Point.[12] In addition, Hapeville Charter Middle School is located in Hapeville.[13]
Private schools include St. John the Evangelist Catholic School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.[14]
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the Hapeville Branch.[15]