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Satellite view of zip code 30038, DeKalb County, Georgia, with boundary

Zip 30038

Lithonia area, DeKalb County, Georgia

Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group

Zip 30038 covers Lithonia, Stonecrest and Arcade addresses in DeKalb County, Georgia. Over the 12 months through September 2026, 30038 recorded 369 closed sales at a $245K median, per FMLS records compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.

Zip lines cross city and school boundaries, so treat this page as the micro-market read and pair it with the city page for Lithonia before drawing conclusions about any single street.

Zip 30038, by the numbers

$245,000
Median close price (trailing 12 mo)
369
Closings (trailing 12 mo)
38
Median days on market
$132
Median price per sq ft
94.2%
Avg close-to-list ratio

Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 369 closed sales.

How is the 30038 market moving?

Median close price, zip 30038
TerenceRichardson.com $257K Oct 2023 Sep 2026 $310K high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026. Y-axis does not start at zero.

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PeriodValue
Oct 2023$288K
Nov 2023$280K
Dec 2023$250K
Jan 2024$272K
Feb 2024$237K
Mar 2024$275K
Apr 2024$310K
May 2024$282K
Jun 2024$280K
Jul 2024$262K
Aug 2024$308K
Sep 2024$260K
Oct 2024$256K
Nov 2024$256K
Dec 2024$265K
Jan 2025$241K
Feb 2025$250K
Mar 2025$250K
Apr 2025$260K
May 2025$256K
Jun 2025$260K
Jul 2025$267K
Aug 2025$228K
Sep 2025$244K
Oct 2025$250K
Nov 2025$219K
Dec 2025$225K
Jan 2026$228K
Feb 2026$240K
Mar 2026$235K
Apr 2026$265K
May 2026$209K
Jun 2026$275K
Jul 2026$265K
Aug 2026$255K
Sep 2026$257K
Closed sales by month, zip 30038
TerenceRichardson.com 27 Oct 2023 Sep 2026

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202328
Nov 202326
Dec 202330
Jan 202425
Feb 202424
Mar 202431
Apr 202441
May 202451
Jun 202444
Jul 202428
Aug 202445
Sep 202430
Oct 202428
Nov 202434
Dec 202429
Jan 202532
Feb 202525
Mar 202529
Apr 202545
May 202541
Jun 202551
Jul 202534
Aug 202524
Sep 202530
Oct 202537
Nov 202524
Dec 202535
Jan 202631
Feb 202623
Mar 202629
Apr 202637
May 202625
Jun 202631
Jul 202635
Aug 202635
Sep 202627
Median days on market, zip 30038
TerenceRichardson.com 16d Oct 2023 Sep 2026 82d high

Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Updated September 2026.

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PeriodValue
Oct 202326d
Nov 202316d
Dec 202330d
Jan 202447d
Feb 202434d
Mar 202453d
Apr 202416d
May 202442d
Jun 202426d
Jul 202431d
Aug 202442d
Sep 202462d
Oct 202424d
Nov 202442d
Dec 202438d
Jan 202555d
Feb 202561d
Mar 202549d
Apr 202558d
May 202561d
Jun 202542d
Jul 202568d
Aug 202536d
Sep 202535d
Oct 202562d
Nov 202582d
Dec 202547d
Jan 202670d
Feb 202642d
Mar 202631d
Apr 202627d
May 202643d
Jun 202616d
Jul 202624d
Aug 202625d
Sep 202616d

TRG proprietary data

How often do listings fail to sell in zip 30038?

44.4% of zip 30038 listings that left the market in the 12 months through September 2026 failed to sell: 295 withdrawn or expired against 369 closed.

That means about 1 in 3 of those listing attempts ended without a sale, after the prep, the showings, the waiting. Each relisting counts separately, so this measures attempts, not homes. Pricing and the first two weeks have a lot to do with which group a listing lands in, and it's the number listing agents almost never show you.

44.4%failed to sell

Geography: zip 30038, Metro Atlanta, GA · Period: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30

Source: FMLS withdrawn and expired records, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sample: 664 terminated listings (295 failed, 369 closed). A failed listing left the market Withdrawn or Expired without closing. Rate = failed / (failed + closed) among listings terminating in the period. Relisted homes count per attempt.

Questions people ask

Zip 30038 questions, answered with data

What is the median home price in zip code 30038?

The median home sale price in zip code 30038 is $245,000. That's based on 369 closed sales over the trailing 12 months. Source: FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group, updated September 2026.

How fast do homes sell in zip code 30038?

Homes in zip code 30038 sell in a median of 38 days on market. That's about 5 weeks from list to contract, per trailing-12-month FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Sellers have averaged 94.2% of list price at closing. Well-priced homes move faster than the median; overpriced homes are what carry it.

Is zip code 30038 a good place to buy a home in 2026?

zip code 30038 gives buyers room to work: the median home takes 38 days to sell, so offers get negotiated. Whether it fits you comes down to price band and timeline, and that's a data question. Terence Richardson of the Terence Richardson Group at Compass prices every recommendation from the group's own FMLS closed-sales dataset for Metro Atlanta, updated monthly.

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