Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center5.4 miPost officeWestside Post Office3.9 miTown hallGainesville Town Hall5.2 miPoliceHall County Sheriff's Office5.0 miFire stationHall County Fire Station 13under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighChestatee High Schoolunder a mileMiddleChestatee Middle Schoolunder a mileElementarySardis Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeBrenau University5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK40 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL58 miInterstateI-9856.4 miUS highwayUS 1294.1 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS5.9 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30506 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30506 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:23 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:37 am – 5:29 pm
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People44,964 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.616,373 householdsMedian household income $95,224Median home value $363,100Median rent $1,323 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,553 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 21,495 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 14%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 32 minutes72% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 10%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 3.0 miPine Lakelake · 3.1 miBanks Mountainpeak · 2.9 miWahoo Creek Access Pointcape · 3.5 miBrenau Universitycollege · 5.2 miInteractive College of Technologycollege · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.1 mi · 56,718 acresSardis Sports Complexrecreation area · under a mileThompson Bridge Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 74 acresDon Carter State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 208 acresAllen Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,537 acresChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 11.4 mi · 751,615 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation1,145 ft349 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
