Local servicesHospitalHabersham County Medical Center2.2 miPost officeDemorest Post Office1.8 miTown hallDemorest City Hall1.8 miPoliceDemorest Police Department1.9 miFire stationHabersham County Fire Department Station 13 - Habersham Mills1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK64 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL81 miInterstateI-8521 miUS highwayHst US Hwy 441 Bus1.7 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA14 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30544 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30544 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:21 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:37 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 29°F62 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days31 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarkesville station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksEllers Lakelake · under a mileMulkey Lakelake · under a milePiedmont Collegecollege · 1.9 miMillers Pondsreservoir · 1.7 miSoquee Riverriver · 3.0 miLewis Pondsreservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuck Shoals Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 582 acresParks & Rec/Fulbright Aquaticrecreation area · 4.5 mi · 74 acresMossy Creek State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 166 acresCornelia City Parkpark · 5.1 miLake Russell Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 17,063 acresYonah Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 9.1 mi · 357 acresSource: 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 197942 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Feb 198640 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, 22 mi away
Drinking waterDemorestserves 18,049 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,327 ft404 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
