Restoration Services in Suwanee, Gwinnett County
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Suwanee subdivisions after wind, lightning and creek flooding
Suwanee's name comes from the Shawnee, and the town was recognized by the federal government in 1837 when a post office opened. The Georgia Air Line Railroad arrived in 1871, a fire in 1881 left only one building standing on Main Street, Buford Highway was built through town between 1933 and 1936, and Interstate 85 reached just south of Suwanee in 1960. Town Center, where city hall now sits, was built from 2005 to 2009. The city covers 11.0 square miles in northern Gwinnett and a sliver of Forsyth County, bordered by Sugar Hill to the northeast, Duluth to the southwest and the Chattahoochee River on the west. It had 20,786 residents in 2020. Many Suwanee mailing addresses are outside the city limits, which matters when you look for the right permit office.
Gwinnett-specific points for a Suwanee claim
A Suwanee address is not always the city of Suwanee
Parts of unincorporated Gwinnett County and unincorporated Forsyth County have Suwanee postal addresses but are not within the corporate limits, and portions of Forsyth and Fulton counties also use the 30024 ZIP code. Before pulling a permit for structural repairs, confirm whether the property is inside the city or in unincorporated county territory.
Houses from the 1990s through the 2010s
The 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts about 8,580 housing units with a median year built of 2003. About 31% were built in the 1990s, 29% in the 2000s and 25% in the 2010s, so roughly 84% date from 1990 through 2019, and only about 3% predate 1980. When you report a loss on a house that age, it helps to know whether the roof covering, water heater and supply lines are original or have been replaced.
Townhomes and apartments as well as detached houses
About 51% of units are detached single-family houses, 12% are attached townhomes, and about 29% are in buildings of 10 or more units. Around 59% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and the median owner-estimated value is near $480,600. In a townhome, check how the association's master policy and the owner's own policy divide the building.
Gas and electric heat are nearly even
Utility gas heats about 50% of Suwanee homes and electricity about 47%. If a fire or a falling tree damages the gas meter or line, leave the house and call the gas provider from outside.
Before regrading or pulling a stump
Georgia 811 asks anyone digging to contact 811 first, which includes grinding out a root ball or regrading a yard after runoff came in under a door.
Suwanee and Gwinnett in the NOAA database
Lightning attic fires
In August 2006 lightning struck a home on Calm Water Creek; the fire damaged the attic and roof, smoke and water damage ran through the house, and it was declared uninhabitable. Similar strikes set attic fires on Goldfield Trace in the Forest Plantation subdivision in June 2010 and on Finsbury Park Court in July 2017, where the rest of the house took significant water and smoke damage. A June 2013 lightning fire destroyed a house on Deville Circle. In June 2008 lightning hit a home on Slash Pine Court, south of I-85 between Suwanee and Lawrenceville, damaging the roof, chimney and an exterior wall.
Trees through roofs
A January 2007 storm hit hardest in the Rivermoore Park subdivision on Moore Road, where trees badly damaged the second floor of a house on Fowler Creek View. In February 2008, 30 to 40 trees fell in George Pierce Park just east of Suwanee and trees came down on homes along Caldwell Circle. A large pine fell on a house on Pendleton Place in June 2006, and another tree hit a house on Telfair Court in July 2015.
Tropical Storm Irma, September 2017
Gwinnett County's emergency manager reported hundreds of trees and power lines down across the county, 9 structures destroyed, 73 with major damage and 77 with minor damage, mostly from falling trees. A 51 mph gust was measured near Suwanee.
When the creeks rise
September 2009: record flooding on Suwanee Creek
During the September 2009 floods, record flooding occurred on Suwanee Creek near Suwanee while hundreds of homes, apartments and businesses across Gwinnett sustained significant flood damage. Countywide property and road damage for that period was estimated near $12.5 million.
Level Creek and Little Suwanee Creek
Level Creek near Suwanee reached its 9-foot flood stage in October 2009. In July 2017 Horizon Drive flooded between Old Peachtree Road and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, likely from high flows on small tributaries of Little Suwanee Creek, after radar-estimated rain of 3 to 4 inches. Back in June 2004, up to six inches of water stood on I-85 at I-985.
Check the map first
FEMA's Map Service Center shows whether a Suwanee address is in a mapped flood zone. Water rising from a creek is treated differently by insurers than water from a burst pipe or a storm-opened roof.
Pages for Suwanee damage
Lightning, fire and water
- Fire damage restoration — Attic fires, smoke and the water used to put them out.
- Water damage restoration — Drying and repair after a leak or flood.
- Gwinnett water damage — The Gwinnett County water page.
Trees, wind and roofs
- Storm damage repair — A pine on the roof or siding torn loose.
- Gwinnett storm restoration — Storm work across Gwinnett.
- Roof replacement — When a 1990s roof is past repair.
Neighboring Gwinnett hubs
- Sugar Hill — Borders Suwanee on the northeast.
- Duluth — Borders Suwanee on the southwest.
- Buford — Farther north in Gwinnett.
- Gwinnett County areas — All Gwinnett pages.
Suwanee home or townhome damaged? Call (404) 913-3030 and we will point you to the right next step.
Sources for the local facts on this page
- Wikipedia: Suwanee, Georgia (name, 1837 post office, railroad, 1881 fire, I-85, Town Center, borders, mailing addresses)
- Census Reporter: Suwanee, GA housing units, tenure and year built, ACS 2024 5-year
- Census Reporter: Suwanee units in structure (B25024), ACS 2024 5-year
- Census Reporter: Suwanee heating fuel (B25040), ACS 2024 5-year
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 5531253: Aug. 4, 2006 lightning fire, Calm Water Creek
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 246795: June 1, 2010 lightning attic fire, Goldfield Trace
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 717206: July 22, 2017 lightning fire, Finsbury Park Court
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 468219: June 2, 2013 lightning fire, Deville Circle
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 12612: Jan. 5, 2007 trees down, Rivermoore Park
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 81619: Feb. 26, 2008 trees down, George Pierce Park
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 5526800: June 7, 2006 pine on a home, Pendleton Place
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 592383: July 14, 2015 tree on a house, Telfair Court
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 721432: Sept. 11, 2017 Tropical Storm Irma, Gwinnett County
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 200756: Sept. 21, 2009 record flooding, Suwanee Creek
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 203958: Oct. 12, 2009 Level Creek at flood stage
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 717131: July 17, 2017 Horizon Drive flooding
- Georgia 811 (call before you dig)
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center (look up the flood zone for an address)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 122138: June 26, 2008 lightning, Slash Pine Court
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events, event 5410398: June 27, 2004 street flooding, I-85 at I-985
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Suwanee damage questions
Is my Suwanee address inside the city limits?
Not necessarily. Some areas with Suwanee postal addresses are in unincorporated Gwinnett or Forsyth County, and parts of Forsyth and Fulton also use the 30024 ZIP code. Those areas are not within the Suwanee corporate limits.
Has lightning caused house fires in Suwanee?
Yes. NOAA's Storm Events Database records lightning fires in Suwanee homes on Calm Water Creek (2006), Goldfield Trace (2010), Deville Circle (2013) and Finsbury Park Court (2017).
How old are most Suwanee houses?
Census survey estimates give a median year built of 2003, with about 84% of housing units built between 1990 and 2019.