Sweet Bottom Plantation, Howell Wood and Whitney Park: Duluth's river-edge houses off Howell Ferry Road. ZIP 30096, zoned for Duluth High, $408,260 typical value.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: the City of Duluth’s Plan 2040 comprehensive plan (PDF), Character Area Map (PDF) and GIS layers, Gwinnett County Public Schools zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research, Gwinnett County and OpenStreetMap.
On Duluth’s western edge, between the Chattahoochee River and the apartments along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, four single-family subdivisions sit off Howell Ferry Road and Pleasant Hill Road. The city’s character area map puts most of this land in its Chattahoochee Residential District, the large-lot residential area its plan says should “remain single family in nature.” All of it is in ZIP 30096 and zoned for Duluth High.
What this means for you
- Zoned high school: Duluth High for every home address. Check yours with the GCPS school locator.
- Home value: $408,260 in ZIP 30096 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest interstate exit: I-85 exit 104, Pleasant Hill Road, about 5.0 miles by road.
Part of our Duluth neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
The area is just under half a square mile along the city limit. Its western side follows the Chattahoochee River for close to a mile, according to the city’s boundary data and OpenStreetMap. Howell Ferry Road and Pleasant Hill Road are the roads in, North Berkeley Lake Road touches the south end, and the city of Berkeley Lake is to the southwest. The Pleasant Hill Road and Peachtree Industrial area is directly east. OpenStreetMap places Howell Wood here. Every home address is in ZIP code 30096.
The Plan 2040 comprehensive plan says the Chattahoochee Residential District should keep single-family houses and townhomes and that “apartments are inappropriate and should be prohibited” in it. It says development nearest the river should be lower density, with passive recreation allowed in the riparian buffer. A small piece at the south end, Berkeley Park, is in the city’s Established Neighborhoods character area.
Homes
The city’s parcel records count about 390 houses here and almost nothing else. Its development layer names four subdivisions: Sweet Bottom Plantation (about 150 parcels), Howell Wood (about 140), Whitney Park (60) and Berkeley Park (32).
Schools
How this area’s home addresses split in Gwinnett County Public Schools’ zone layers, updated in August 2026. Scores are 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) figures from the state’s School Grades report.
| Level | School | Share of homes | 2025 CCRPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | Duluth High (report card) | 100% | 70.0 |
| Middle | Duluth Middle (report card) | 61% | 72.3 |
| Middle | Coleman Middle (report card) | 39% | 91.4 |
| Elementary | Berkeley Lake Elementary (report card) | 61% | 78.0 |
| Elementary | Chattahoochee Elementary (report card) | 39% | 82.0 |
The split follows the subdivisions: in the district’s zone layers, Sweet Bottom Plantation is in the Chattahoochee Elementary zone, and Howell Wood, Whitney Park and Berkeley Park are in the Berkeley Lake Elementary zone. Berkeley Lake Elementary is at 4300 S. Berkeley Lake Road and Duluth Middle at 3200 Pleasant Hill Road. The state average was 78.0 and Gwinnett County Public Schools scored 81.5. Check one address in the GCPS school locator. More in our schools guide.
Home values
The typical home value in ZIP 30096 was $408,260 in August 2026, down 2.1% from $416,920 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. Zillow files 30096 under Duluth, but the ZIP code covers most of southern Duluth and a large area outside the city, so it says little about these four subdivisions in particular. The citywide Duluth figure was $437,770, down 2.5% on the year. More in our home prices guide.
Parks and trails
- W.P. Jones Park, Pleasant Hill Road, just east of the area: 20.68 acres with a community center, four tennis courts, a playground, a picnic shelter and soft-surface trails, according to the city’s parks list. The city says activities at the park’s lodge have moved to Bunten Road Park.
- Scott Hudgens Park, River Green Parkway, about half a mile north: 47.7 acres with four soccer fields.
- The Chattahoochee River along the western edge. The nearest public river access in Duluth is Rogers Bridge Park, 4291 Rogers Bridge Road, in the river side area.
More in our parks and trails guide.
Getting around
- Interstate: I-85 exit 104, Pleasant Hill Road, about 5.0 miles by road.
- Downtown: about 2.7 miles from the middle of the area to the Town Green.
- Airport: about 34.9 miles to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
- All are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
- Bus: no Ride Gwinnett local route runs through the area. The nearest Route 10B stops are a little under a mile south, according to Gwinnett County’s transit stop data; see the routes and schedules page.
More in our getting around guide.
Groceries and everyday stores
From OpenStreetMap, all just outside the area to the east:
- Kroger, 3455 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
- Publix, 3870 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
- CVS Pharmacy, 4110 Pleasant Hill Road
- Whole Foods Market, 5945 State Bridge Road, across the river in Johns Creek
How we drew this area
This area is the southern Chattahoochee Residential District polygon in the city’s own character area GIS layer, with the small Established Neighborhoods piece beside it that holds Berkeley Park. Home counts and school shares come from every house and townhome parcel in the city’s parcel layer inside it, matched to the district’s zone layers on Oct. 6, 2026. Store and park locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Frequently asked questions
What schools serve Sweet Bottom Plantation and Howell Wood in Duluth?
Duluth High for every home. In Gwinnett County Public Schools’ 2026 zone map, about 61% of home addresses here go to Berkeley Lake Elementary and Duluth Middle and 39% to Chattahoochee Elementary and Coleman Middle.
Is Howell Ferry Road in Duluth a good place to live?
Here are the facts. The area is all single-family houses in four subdivisions on the Chattahoochee River side of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, zoned for Duluth High, which scored 70.0 on the state’s 2025 CCRPI. Zillow put the typical home value in ZIP 30096 at $408,260 in August 2026.
What ZIP code is Howell Ferry Road in Duluth?
- Every home address in this area is in ZIP code 30096, according to the city’s parcel data.
Where is the nearest grocery store to Howell Ferry Road?
Kroger, 3455 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, and Publix, 3870 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, are each within about a quarter mile of the area, according to OpenStreetMap.
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