Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:23 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:37 am – 5:29 pm
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People32,258 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.911,710 householdsMedian household income $64,175Median home value $297,800Median rent $1,214 a month37% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,521 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 15,838 employedMain industries: manufacturing 18%, education and health care 16%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 24 minutes63% drive alone, 18% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 60%, Spanish 37%, French or Haitian Creole 1%22% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F56 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month March2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 2.4 miBrenau Universitycollege · 1.2 miBrenau Lake (historical)lake · under a mileLanier Technical Collegecollege · 2.2 miRamsey-Fraser Lakelake · 2.4 miEast Fork Little Riverriver · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Park Complex/Candler Fieldsrecreation area · under a mileAtlanta Botanical Garden Tractnature preserve · under a mile · 166 acresSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.5 mi · 56,718 acresDon Carter State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 208 acresAllen Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 1,537 acresLula Bridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 1,300 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHall County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: 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, Hall County monitors, GA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGainesvilleserves 140,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,172 ft357 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center1.0 miPost officeLimestone Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGainesville Town Hall1.5 miPoliceGainesville Police Department2.0 miFire stationGainesville Fire Department Station 21.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 5 otherSchoolLakeview Academyunder a mileSchoolEnota Multiple Intelligences Academyunder a mileMiddleGainesville Middle School East Campusunder a mileCollegeBrenau University1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK41 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL59 miInterstateI-9851.4 miUS highwayUS 129under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS2.1 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound2.6 miTransit14 stops within a mileHall Area Transit (HAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30501 ZIP area.
