Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:20 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:34 am – 5:26 pm
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People1,837 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.8709 householdsMedian household income $77,818Median home value $189,600Median rent $1,133 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,064 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 916 employedMain industries: retail 27%, public administration 17%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 26 minutes83% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 12%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F52 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days36 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartwell station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.3 mi · 27,785 acresLake Hartwell State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 283 acresHart Outdoor Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.4 mi · 155 acresTugaloo State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 410 acresCity of Lavonia Recreation Parkpark · 5.6 miVictoria Bryant State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 504 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197447 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200349 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHart County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clarke County, GA, 35 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBowersvilleserves 594 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation905 ft276 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Marys Sacred Heart Hospital7.1 miPost officeBowersville Post Office3.1 miTown hallCanon City Hall5.2 miPoliceCanon Police Department5.2 miFire stationHart County Fire Department Station 5 - Bowersville2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP58 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL95 miInterstateI-856.6 miUS highwayUS 295.0 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA22 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30516 ZIP area.
