Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center1.7 miPost officeCedartown Post Office4.9 miTown hallCedartown City Hall4.7 miPolicePolk County Police Department2.8 miFire stationPolk County Fire Department Station 61.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGeorgia Northwestern Technical College Polk County Campus7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL50 miInterstateI-2021 miUS highwayUS 278under a mileAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:29 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:42 am – 5:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cedartown station, 5 mi away; snow from Taylorsville
Nearby landmarksSilver Comet Trail Grady Road Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileEverett Springsspring · 4.0 miBecks Lakelake · 2.2 miFish Springspring · 2.3 miCedar Rock Lakelake · 3.9 miSilver Comet Trail Cedartown Depot Trailheadtrailhead · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJ. L. Lester Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 485 acresPeeks Parkpark · 5.0 miNorthwest Cedartown Parkrecreation area · 5.7 mi · 50 acresPaulding Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 13,557 acresPaulding Foreststate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 2,915 acresPaulding Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 1,499 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200343 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPolk County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Floyd County, GA, 18 mi away
Drinking waterPolk County Water Authorityserves 23,792 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation985 ft300 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
