Scottdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

[4] Colonel Scott arrived in DeKalb County from Florida, where he had previously owned a plantation, served in the Confederate Army, and unsuccessfully run for governor.

[citation needed] The commercial district in Scottdale is focused on East Ponce de Leon Avenue, which bisects the community from the southwest to the northeast.

[8] The unincorporated community is centered on East Ponce de Leon Avenue, between Decatur and Clarkston.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.