East Point is bordered to the north, east, and west by the city of Atlanta, to the southeast by Hapeville, and to the south by College Park. Downtown Atlanta is 7 miles northeast of the center of East Point.
The city name is derived from being at the opposite end of the former Atlanta & West Point Railroad from West Point. This settlement was founded as a railroad terminus with 16 families in 1870, but grew quickly after it became an inviting place for industry to develop.
In the first quarter of the 21st century, its economy has expanded, and new businesses and residences have been developed around the city. The relatively new Camp Creek Marketplace, for example, boasts 718,590 sq. ft. of retail space, with new businesses moving in regularly.
East Point, Georgia is a growing community with affordable housing and plenty of available retail space for new businesses. As a business-friendly community, East Point welcomes new visitors and new residents, tech entrepreneurs, and value-added businesses.
East Point, Georgia communities always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. East Point, Georgia citizens are rolling out the “Welcome to East Point” mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
Business startups in retail sales, clothing, fashion, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, medical services, information technology, restaurants, online sales, cleaning services, beauty salons, barber shops, and new entrepreneurs are always in demand in a local growing business community like East Point, Georgia. Shop Local! Buy Local!