Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin11.5 miPost officeDawsonville Post Office2.0 miTown hallDawsonville City Hall2.0 miPoliceDawson County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationDawson County Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters Station 12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleNew Dawson County Middle School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK39 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL57 miInterstateI-57515 miUS highwayUS 197.5 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS21 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30534 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30534 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:24 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:39 am – 5:30 pm
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People34,365 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.512,531 householdsMedian household income $95,341Median home value $386,000Median rent $1,603 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,394 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 17,533 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 12%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 31 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F56 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days32 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cumming 2n station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsDawson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 10,102 acresDawson County Parkrecreation area · 2.3 miChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 751,615 acresRock Creek Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.7 mi · 54 acresAmicalola Falls State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 1,031 acresSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.2 mi · 56,718 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Aug 200945 mi away, near Ducktown, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Aug 200945 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDawson County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025232 of 244 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dawson County monitors, GA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEtowahserves 23,922 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,306 ft398 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
