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Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Columbus Regional Hospital - Northside7.5 miPost officeFortson Post Office6.2 miTown hallSmiths Station City Hall8.3 miFire stationAntioch Volunteer Fire Department Station 31.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColumbus Technical College8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG9.0 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL77 miInterstateI-1852.5 miUS highwayUS 275.9 miCoachColumbus Bus StopGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaGeorgia
ZIP code31808
Telephone code706
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min6:32 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:38 am – 5:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,893 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.93,112 householdsMedian household income $109,294Median home value $291,700Median rent $1,520 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,697 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 4,052 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 22 minutes77% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages43% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 35°F53 in of rain a yearwettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days74 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 59° / 35°FJFebruary: 63° / 38°FFMarch: 70° / 43°FMApril: 76° / 49°FAMay: 83° / 59°FMJune: 89° / 67°FJJuly: 91° / 70°FJAugust: 91° / 70°FASeptember: 87° / 64°FSOctober: 79° / 53°FONovember: 68° / 44°FNDecember: 61° / 37°FD100°30°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mulberry Grove station, 4 mi away; snow from Columbus Metro Ap
Nearby landmarksLake Manderlylake · 1.3 miWaller Lakelake · 1.6 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 3.7 miJames Lakesreservoir · 3.5 miPhillips Islandisland · 4.6 miBlue Springspring · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStanding Boy Creek State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 1,581 acresNorthside Park Supercenterpark · 6.0 miDouble Churches Parkpark · 6.1 miBlanton Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 4,771 acresF. D. Roosevelt State Parkstate park · 19.1 mi · 9,995 acresLee County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.3 mi · 124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 19827 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 19827 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMuscogee County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025199 of 365 days measured161 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Muscogee County monitors, GA
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterColumbusserves 229,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation546 ft166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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