Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:28 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:29 am – 5:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F48 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare76 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fitzgerald station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRoberts Lakelake · under a mileBowen Lakelake · under a mileWiregrass Georgia Technical College Ben Hill - Irwin Campuscollege · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJefferson Davis Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.1 miWheeler Parkpark · 7.9 miEllis T. Paulk Parkpark · 8.4 mi · 85 acresAlapaha River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 6,870 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Ganational wildlife refuge · 18.3 mi · 893 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 LowIrwin County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025247 of 365 days measured118 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Coffee County, GA, 35 mi away
Drinking waterOcillaserves 3,137 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation342 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDorminy Medical Center8.7 miPost officeMystic Post Office7.2 miTown hallFitzgerald City Hall9.2 miPoliceBen Hill County Sheriff's Office8.9 miFire stationIrwinville Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWiregrass Georgia Technical College Ben Hill - Irwin Campus9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouthwest Georgia Regional Airport ABY48 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX132 miInterstateI-7511 miUS highwayUS 1299.2 miCoachTifton E 5th StFlixBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31760 ZIP area.
