Local servicesHospitalWellstar West Georgia Medical Center10.8 miPost officeFranklin Post Office9.4 miTown hallFranklin City Hall9.5 miPoliceFranklin Police Department9.5 miFire stationTroup County Fire Department Station 33.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG46 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL54 miInterstateI-8514 miUS highwayUS 277.6 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL63 miCoachLa Grange Bus StationGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30219 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30219 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min6:32 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:40 am – 5:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare63 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Mills station, 7 mi away; snow from W Pt
Parks and public landsWest Point Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.8 mi · 22,863 acresWest Point Wildlife Management Areapark · 3.1 mi · 10,696 acresBush Head Shoals State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 811 acresRiverside Parkpark · 9.0 miChattahoochee Bend State Parkstate park · 20.6 mi · 2,918 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 51.6 mi · 11,347 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 198239 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHeard County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively LowTornado Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 41 mi away
Drinking waterHeard County Water Authorityserves 8,172 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation808 ft246 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
