Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the City of Lawrenceville’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan (PDF) and its character area map service, Gwinnett County’s address point and school zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research, Ride Gwinnett and OpenStreetMap.

Grayson Highway, Ga. 20, leaves downtown to the southeast toward Grayson. Along it is the strip the city’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan pictures as its “SR20/Grayson Highway Commercial Corridor”; behind it, east of the highway, are subdivisions of single-family houses and duplexes out to the city line.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Central Gwinnett High, for every address. Check yours with Find My School.
• Home value: $340,279 in ZIP 30046 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest Ga. 316 interchange: Buford Drive, about 3 miles north in a straight line, reached through downtown.

Part of our Lawrenceville neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On this page the area is southeast Lawrenceville east of Grayson Highway and south of New Hope Road, from the edge of downtown to the city line. West of Grayson Highway is the Stone Mountain Street area; north of New Hope Road is the Paper Mill Road area.

Gwinnett County’s address data has 1,052 addresses here: 77% single buildings, 20% duplexes and 3% parcels, with no apartment units listed. Every one is in ZIP code 30046. On the city’s character area map, 94% are Traditional Residential, which the plan describes as single-family homes and neighborhood parks, and 6% Commercial Corridor along the highway. Inside city limits the city provides police and trash pickup; Gwinnett County provides fire and EMS.

The plan’s Commercial Corridor areas are meant for “large-scale commercial uses that serve the traveling public via automobiles,” such as big box stores and car dealerships, and it wants corridor design standards for them. It counts Grayson Highway among the city’s minor arterials and lists Grayson Highway at Gwinnett Drive among the intersections with the highest injury and fatality crash rates.

Schools

How the area’s addresses split in Gwinnett County Public Schools’ zone map, matched address by address on Oct. 6. Scores are 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) figures from the state’s School Grades report; the state average was 78.0 and the district’s 81.5.

The Winn Holt and Moore addresses are on the side nearer Grayson Highway; the Simonton and Jordan addresses are farther east. More in our Lawrenceville schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 30046 was $340,279 in August 2026, down 2.85% from $350,276 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and covers the whole ZIP code, including homes outside city limits. The citywide Lawrenceville figure was $376,674, down 2.55% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

There is no public park inside this area. The nearest large one:

• Tribble Mill Park, 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway, about 4 miles southeast in a straight line: 713 acres with a fishing lake and boat ramp, a 3.4-mile paved trail and unpaved trails. Its Chandler Road entrance, 2400 Chandler Road, is the trailhead for the Harris Greenway to Harbins Park in Dacula (park page).

More in our parks guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• Ga. 316: about 3 miles north, through downtown by Grayson Highway and Buford Drive. I-85 is reached at Exit 106 by Ga. 316 west.
• City Hall: about 1.8 miles by road from the middle of the area.
• Airport: about 42.8 miles to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Both are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Bus: no Ride Gwinnett route stops inside this area, according to Ride Gwinnett’s schedule data. Route 40 stops on Grayson Highway near downtown.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• Publix, 930 New Hope Road, on the area’s north edge
• Kroger, 455 Grayson Highway, near downtown
• CVS Pharmacy, 1187 Grayson Highway, just south of the city line

How we drew this area

The plan names the Grayson Highway corridor in its land use chapter. This area’s edges follow Grayson Highway, New Hope Road and the city limit, leaving out the plan’s Downtown character area. School shares come from every address point inside it in Gwinnett County’s address data, matched to the county’s school zone layer on Oct. 6, 2026. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Grayson Highway area of Lawrenceville a good place to live?

Here are the facts. It is southeast Lawrenceville east of Grayson Highway and south of New Hope Road, with 1,052 addresses, 77% single buildings and 20% duplexes. Every address is zoned for Central Gwinnett High, which scored 67.5 on the state’s 2025 CCRPI, and Zillow put the typical home value in ZIP 30046 at $340,279 in August 2026.

What elementary school serves Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville?

It depends on the address. In Gwinnett County Public Schools’ zone map, 74% of this area’s addresses are zoned for Simonton Elementary and 26%, on the side nearer Grayson Highway, for Winn Holt Elementary.

Is Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville the same as Ga. 20?

Yes. Grayson Highway is Ga. 20 southeast of downtown; north of downtown the same route is Buford Drive.

What is the closest big park to Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville?

Tribble Mill Park, a 713-acre Gwinnett County park at 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway, about 4 miles southeast, with a fishing lake and a 3.4-mile paved trail.