Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Mountainside Medical Center16.2 miPost officeEast Ellijay Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Ellijay City Hallunder a milePoliceEast Ellijay Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationEllijay Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA48 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL72 miInterstateI-57521 miUS highwayUS 76under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30539 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30539 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:25 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:41 am – 5:30 pm
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People115 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.381 householdsMedian household income $26,95085% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $740 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher50% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month March3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days12 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper 1 Nnw station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsRich Mountain-Cartecay Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 5,166 acresHarrison Parkpark · 1.2 miRiver Parkrecreation area · 1.3 mi · 51 acresRich Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 17,370 acresCarters Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.5 mi · 8,777 acresCoosawattee-Carters Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 4,132 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 9 Oct 198439 mi away, near LaFayette, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Nov 200938 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGilmer County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave 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, 45 mi away
Internet at home52% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone48% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEllijay-gilmer Co. Water Auth.serves 13,010 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,457 ft444 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
