Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:24 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:36 am – 5:29 pm
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People26,232 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.19,165 householdsMedian household income $111,257Median home value $460,800Median rent $1,603 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,699 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 12,051 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 13%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 32 minutes73% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Russian or other Slavic 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F51 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days38 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winder 4s station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsHoschton Ball Fieldsrecreation area · under a mileWest Jackson Parkpark · under a mileFort Yargo State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 1,819 acresSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.3 mi · 56,718 acresAllen Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 1,537 acresDon Carter State Parkstate park · 20.0 mi · 208 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 16 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHoschton Water Systemserves 6,620 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation849 ft259 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center Braselton4.8 miPost officeHoschton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHouchton City Hallunder a milePoliceBraselton Police Department1.3 miFire stationWest Jackson Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWest Jackson Intermediate Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of North Georgia - Gainesville Campus11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK34 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL49 miInterstateI-851.8 miUS highwayUS 29 Bus6.4 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS14 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30548 ZIP area.
