Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:21 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:34 am – 5:26 pm
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People36 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.14 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F52 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days36 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartwell station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksEmmanuel Collegecollege · under a mileNorth Fork Broad Riverriver · 1.4 miMiddle Fork Broad Riverriver · 1.5 miStarr Bridge Lakelake · 3.4 miGrimes Lakelake · 5.0 miReservoir Sixreservoir · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVictoria Bryant State Parkstate park · 1.0 mi · 504 acresRoyston Community and Wellness Parkpark · 2.9 miBroad River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 433 acresRocky Ford Parkrecreation area · 6.9 miOdum Watershedstate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 151 acresHartwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.0 mi · 27,785 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197447 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200344 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clarke County, GA, 26 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFranklin Springsserves 702 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation748 ft228 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBrown Health Rehabilitation Hospital1.9 miPost officeFranklin Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFranklin Springs City Hallunder a milePoliceFranklin Springs Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationFranklin Springs Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEmmanuel Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP68 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL86 miInterstateI-858.7 miUS highwayUS 29under a mileAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA23 miCoachAthens Bus StationFlixBus26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30639 ZIP area.
