Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:22 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:36 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 30°F61 in of rain a yearwettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days26 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alto 4 Se station, 3 mi away; rain from Baldwin 1.4 Ese; snow from Cornelia
Parks and public landsWilson Shoals Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 2,899 acresMossy Creek State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 166 acresCornelia City Parkpark · 5.6 miLake Russell Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 17,063 acresLula Bridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 1,300 acresRafe Banks Parkpark · 6.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197948 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Feb 198644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHabersham County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025210 of 364 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hall County, GA, 17 mi away
Drinking waterAltoserves 2,737 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,197 ft365 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHabersham County Medical Center9.6 miPost officeAlto Post Office1.6 miTown hallAlto Town Hall1.6 miPoliceAlto Police Department1.4 miFire stationLee Arrendale State Prison Fire Department Station 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK57 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL74 miInterstateI-8514 miUS highwayUS 232.5 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA17 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30596 ZIP area.
