Electrical repair · Duluth, Georgia

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Breaker keeps tripping, outlets dead, planning a panel upgrade or EV charger? 11% of Duluth's homes date from 1960–1979^[1] and 3% from 2020 or later. Request a licensed electrician who works here. Duluth, in Gwinnett County — ZIPs 30096, 30097, counts 33,815 residents (2025 estimate)^[2].

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Duluth electrical snapshot: the key figures

Population (2025 est.): 33,815^[2]+4.9% since 2020
County: Gwinnett^[2]
Land area: 10.3 sq mi^[3]
Population density: 3,281 / sq mi^[2]^[3]
Homes built 1960–1979: 11%^[1]the 6th-lowest share of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover
Homes built before 1960: 1%^[1]2020–2024
Homes built 2020 or later: 3%^[1]2020–2024
Homes heated with electricity: 34%^[1]the 5th-lowest share of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover
Lightning-damage reports within 10 mi: 8^[4]2016–2025
Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi: 95^[4]2016–2025
Winter-storm & freeze days, gwinnett zone: 10^[4]2016–2025; ice storms knock out power — panel and generator readiness

Reading the Duluth data for electrical

Duluth counts 33,815 residents (2025 estimate), growing at a middle-of-the-pack 4.9% since 2020^[2]. It covers 10.3 square miles (3,281 residents per square mile, the 4th densest), sits entirely in Gwinnett County, in ZIP codes 30096, 30097^[3].

New construction arrives with 200-amp panels and room to grow; the older homes nearby are the ones where panels fill up, double-taps appear, and an EV charger triggers a load calculation.

Mail to Duluth goes through 2 ZIP codes — 30096 (71% of the city's land), 30097 (26% of the city's land)^[5].

The closest tracked neighbours are Johns Creek (3.7 mi NW), Alpharetta (8.5 mi NW) and Lawrenceville (9.7 mi E)^[3].

11% of Duluth's housing was built in 1960–1979^[1] — the 6th-lowest share of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover; nearby, Johns Creek (4%), Alpharetta (6%), and Lawrenceville (25%). That window includes roughly 1965–1973, when some homes got aluminum branch wiring^[6].

34% of Duluth homes heat with electricity and 64% with gas^[1] — the 5th-lowest share of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover (Johns Creek (23%), Alpharetta (37%), and Lawrenceville (44%) nearby). Gas-heated homes often have more panel headroom, but only a load calculation tells.

Within 10 miles of central Duluth: 95 damaging-wind reports and 8 lightning-damage reports in 2016–2025, the latest on Nov 25, 2025^[4].

Ice is the other outage risk: 10 winter-storm, ice or hard-freeze days in 2016–2025^[4] — worth knowing when sizing a generator or asking about whole-home surge protection.

3% of Duluth's housing is from 2020 or later^[1] — new enough that builder warranties still apply to many electrical defects.

Among the 15 suburbs tracked here, Duluth stands out for the most lightning-damage reports nearby (8)^[4].

Duluth storm calendar

Within 10 miles of Duluth, 2016–2025: 8 lightning reports and 95 damaging-wind reports^[4]. Peak: 61% in June, July, and August. Busiest year 2023 (21). Busiest month July 2017 (9). Latest: damaging-wind report, Nov 25, 2025, 6.6 mi out.

Duluth, 2016–2025
Month	Lightning	Damaging wind	All
Jan	–	7	7
Feb	–	9	9
Mar	–	5	5
Apr	–	7	7
May	–	3	3
Jun	2	22	24
Jul	6	19	25
Aug	–	14	14
Oct	–	1	1
Nov	–	3	3
Dec	–	5	5

Darker squares, more reports. NOAA Storm Events Database^[4].

Finding electrical help around Duluth

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Whose wiring is it? Duluth homes by building type

53%^[1] of Duluth's homes are attached or in multi-unit buildings (multi-unit buildings alone: 36%, the 5th-highest multi-unit share of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover). In a condo or apartment the service entrance, meters and common-area wiring usually belong to the association or landlord, while work inside your unit is usually yours to arrange — check before you book.

After detached houses, the biggest group is attached house (townhouse, rowhouse): 2,311 of 13,841 housing units^[1].

Duluth's 13,841 housing units by building type, 2020–2024^[1]
Building type	Units	Share	Margin of error
Detached house	6,498	46.9%	±437
Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse)	2,311	16.7%	±343
Duplex (2 units)	160	1.2%	±127
3–4 units	425	3.1%	±206
5–9 units	1,040	7.5%	±280
10–19 units	1,259	9.1%	±337
20–49 units	792	5.7%	±356
50 or more units	1,292	9.3%	±350
Mobile home	64	0.5%	±74

Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.

Duluth by the numbers

Duluth next to the typical covered suburb (median of 15)^[4]^[1]
Measure	Duluth	Median of 15	Difference
Lightning-damage reports (10 mi)	8	3	5 more
Built before 1960	1.0%	2.6%	2 pts lower
Built 1980–99	58%	40%	18 pts higher
Built 1960–79	11%	14%	3 pts lower
Detached single-family	47%	58%	11 pts lower
Median home value	$400,800	$449,500	11% lower
Owner-occupied	57%	59%	3 pts lower

Largest differences first. Medians are the middle value across the covered Atlanta-area suburbs, from the same sources.

Duluth beside its nearest neighbours^[4]^[3]
City	Lightning reports	Damaging-wind reports
Duluth	8	95
Johns Creek 3.7 mi	7	92
Alpharetta 8.5 mi	3	83
Lawrenceville 9.7 mi	6	95
Dunwoody 10.2 mi	2	132
Roswell 11.8 mi	2	100

When Duluth's 13,841 housing units were built^[1]
Built	Units	Share	Margin of error
2020 or later	446	3.2%	±160
2010 to 2019	1,517	11.0%	±329
2000 to 2009	2,240	16.2%	±399
1990 to 1999	4,571	33.0%	±547
1980 to 1989	3,434	24.8%	±407
1970 to 1979	968	7.0%	±287
1960 to 1969	530	3.8%	±260
1950 to 1959	135	1.0%	±77
1940 to 1949	0	0.0%	±30
1939 or earlier	0	0.0%	±30

ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.

Most recent damaging-wind reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Wind	Distance
Nov 25, 2025	45 mph (est.)	6.6 mi
Jul 18, 2025	60 mph (est.)	6.5 mi
Jun 26, 2025	69 mph (est.)	9.2 mi
Jun 17, 2025	60 mph (est.)	6.4 mi
Jun 17, 2025	60 mph (est.)	6.6 mi
Jun 7, 2025	64 mph (est.)	9.5 mi

Lightning-damage reports within 10 miles^[4]
Date	Distance
Jul 16, 2018	8.1 mi
Jun 16, 2018	9.8 mi
Jul 14, 2017	8.3 mi
Jul 14, 2017	4.0 mi
Jul 13, 2017	7.3 mi
Jul 6, 2017	7.7 mi

ZIP code areas covering Duluth^[5]
ZIP (ZCTA)	Share of Duluth's land	Share of the ZIP inside the city
30096	71%	32%
30097	26%	11%

Dated heat and freeze records for the GWINNETT forecast zone: see the county list.

electrical questions from Duluth homeowners

Could my Duluth house have aluminum wiring?

Possibly, if built or rewired roughly 1965–1973^[6]; 11% of Duluth homes date from 1960–1979^[1].

When did damaging wind last hit near Duluth?

Nov 25, 2025, 6.6 miles from the city center, 45 mph^[4].

Which Duluth ZIP codes are covered?

30096 and 30097^[5] — Gwinnett County. Neighbouring suburbs with their own pages: Johns Creek (3.7 mi), Alpharetta (8.5 mi), and Lawrenceville (9.7 mi)^[3].

Sources

Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.

Month	Lightning	Damaging wind	All
Jan	–	7	7
Feb	–	9	9
Mar	–	5	5
Apr	–	7	7
May	–	3	3
Jun	2	22	24
Jul	6	19	25
Aug	–	14	14
Oct	–	1	1
Nov	–	3	3
Dec	–	5	5

Month	Lightning	Damaging wind	All
Jan	–	7	7
Feb	–	9	9
Mar	–	5	5
Apr	–	7	7
May	–	3	3
Jun	2	22	24
Jul	6	19	25
Aug	–	14	14
Oct	–	1	1
Nov	–	3	3
Dec	–	5	5

Month	Lightning	Damaging wind	All
Jan	–	7	7
Feb	–	9	9
Mar	–	5	5
Apr	–	7	7
May	–	3	3
Jun	2	22	24
Jul	6	19	25
Aug	–	14	14
Oct	–	1	1
Nov	–	3	3
Dec	–	5	5