Pittsburg, DeKalb County, Georgia facts for kids
For the town in Walker County, Georgia, see Pittsburg, Georgia (Walker County). For the neighborhood in the city of Atlanta, see Pittsburgh (Atlanta). For other uses, see Pittsburg.
Pittsburg is an unincorporated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It was named after Newton J. Pitts, the original owner of a small, concrete block country store at the intersection of Tucker-Norcross Road and Chamblee-Tucker Road, now known as the community of Pittsburg. It has a latitude of 33.88056 and a longitude of -84.21944, with an elevation of 1,060 feet (320 m). It also is on the Continental Divide, between the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf Of Mexico. The Divide takes a turn north here, towards Norcross GA.
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