Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:30 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:41 am – 5:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days36 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carrollton station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiller Lakelake · 1.6 miSwims Lakelake · 1.7 miWest Central Georgia Technical Collegecollege · 3.8 miReeds Mountainpeak · 3.3 miUniversity of West Georgiacollege · 6.0 miMangham Lakesreservoir · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Tanner State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 143 acresLittle Tallapoosa Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 248 acresBremen Sports Complexrecreation area · 5.0 mi071-002state recreation area · 8.0 mi · 295 acresChattahoochee Bend State Parkstate park · 16.5 mi · 2,918 acresBush Head Shoals State Parkstate park · 23.2 mi · 811 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality54% of days had good air in 2025198 of 365 days measured163 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 49, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fulton County, GA, 40 mi away
Drinking waterCarroll Countyserves 51,592 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,181 ft360 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHiggins General Hospital4.4 miPost officeBowdon Junction Post Office1.0 miTown hallMount Zion City Hall3.1 miPoliceMount Zion Police Department3.1 miFire stationCarroll County Fire Rescue Station 72.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Central Georgia Technical College3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL41 miInterstateI-202.3 miUS highwayUS 271.0 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL44 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30109 ZIP area.
