Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:22 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:34 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 32°F51 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days46 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Danielsville station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksReservoir 51reservoir · under a mileReservoir Ureservoir · 1.5 miBaptist Association Lakelake · 2.8 miM M Land Development Company Lakelake · 2.9 miAthens Technical Collegecollege · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSammy Haggard Parkrecreation area · 3.1 miMize Parkrecreation area · 3.6 miOdum Watershedstate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 151 acresHardman Memorial Forest Parkstate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 484 acresBroad River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 433 acresWatson Mill Bridge State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 98 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197449 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMadison County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clarke County, GA, 12 mi away
Drinking waterIlaserves 532 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation825 ft251 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthridge Medical Center12.4 miPost officeIla Post Office3.7 miTown hallIla City Hall3.6 miPoliceMadison County Sheriff's Office3.5 miFire stationNeese Sanford Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK61 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL73 miInterstateI-8514 miUS highwayUS 293.2 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA32 miCoachAthens Bus StationFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30647 ZIP area.
