Local servicesHospitalMountain Lakes Medical Center8.1 miPost officeDillard Post Office3.0 miTown hallMountain City Municipal Building5.6 miPoliceSky Valley Police Department1.0 miFire stationRabun County Fire Services Station 9 - Sky Valleyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL55 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS69 miInterstateI-8538 miUS highwayUS 4413.0 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30537 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30537 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:19 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:37 am – 5:25 pm
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People1,406 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.6812 householdsMedian household income $50,000Median home value $318,500Median rent $1,363 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,197 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 576 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 32%, education and health care 15%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 24 minutes63% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 82%, other Indo-European languages 11%, Spanish 6%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F71 in of rain a yearwettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days0 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mtn City 2 Sw station, 7 mi away; snow from Clayton 1 Ssw
Nearby landmarksSpring Lakelake · 1.3 miChestnut Mountainpeak · 2.4 miSky Valley Lakelake · under a mileAlex Mountainpeak · under a mileEstatoah Fallswaterfall · 1.1 miNatural Bridgenatural arch · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWarwoman Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 16,634 acresBlack Rock Mountain State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 1,704 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 8.2 mi · 60 acresChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 9.7 miSumter National Forestnational forest · 10.0 miTown of Highlands - Highlands Recreation Parkrecreation area · 9.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197921 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202349 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRabun County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 13 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSky Valleyserves 1,820 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,217 ft981 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
