Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:30 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:42 am – 5:36 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, 12 mi away; snow from Taylorsville
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 3.7 miTen Oaks Lakelake · under a mileGriffin Lakelake · 1.6 miDugdown Mountainpeak · 2.1 miWatts Lakesreservoir · 1.8 miCobb Mountainpeak · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJ. L. Lester Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 485 acresHaralson County Recreation Department Sports Complex Activity Centerpark · 6.9 miPeeks Parkpark · 9.7 mi071-002state recreation area · 11.6 mi · 295 acresIndian Mountain Complexstate recreation area · 14.4 mi · 515 acresJohn Tanner State Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 143 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200348 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHaralson County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowEarthquake Relatively LowSource: 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, 26 mi away
Drinking waterHaralson County Water Authorityserves 12,220 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,141 ft348 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMurphy - Harpst Children's Center Harpst Campus8.8 miPost officeFelton Post Office1.0 miTown hallBuchanan City Hall6.1 miPoliceBuchanan Police Department6.1 miFire stationHaralson County Fire Department Station 11under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Central Georgia Technical College13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL49 miInterstateI-2013 miUS highwayUS 27under a mileAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30140 ZIP area.
