Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:22 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:36 am – 5:27 pm
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People3,767 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.31,360 householdsMedian household income $94,936Median home value $313,400Median rent $900 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,612 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 1,998 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 9%Average commute 33 minutes85% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 30°F52 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days26 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alto 4 Se station, 7 mi away; rain from Commerce 4 Nnw
Parks and public landsBanks County Rec/Windmill Farmrecreation area · 3.5 mi · 63 acresWilson Shoals Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 2,899 acresLake Russell Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 17,063 acresMossy Creek State Parkstate park · 15.2 mi · 166 acresOdum Watershedstate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 151 acresLula Bridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 1,300 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197948 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Dec 198748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBanks County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Hall County, GA, 21 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBanks Co - Mountain Creekserves 6,453 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation945 ft288 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthridge Medical Center9.9 miPost officeHomer Post Office3.4 miTown hallHomer City Hall3.1 miPoliceBanks County Sheriff's Office3.4 miFire stationBanks County Fire Department Station 4203.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK59 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL75 miInterstateI-855.2 miUS highwayUS 441under a mileAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA17 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30547 ZIP area.
