Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:25 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:40 am – 5:31 pm
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People26,604 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.510,428 householdsMedian household income $82,193Median home value $368,100Median rent $1,152 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,306 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 12,159 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 16%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 33 minutes69% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month March3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days12 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper 1 Nnw station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksChattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campuscollege · under a milePerrow Lakelake · under a milePittman-Shelton Lakelake · 1.8 miPadgett Fallswaterfall · 2.5 miMole Mountainpeak · 3.6 miTwin Mountain Lakesreservoir · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJasper City Parkpark · under a milePickens County Middle Schoolrecreation area · 1.3 miDawson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 15,586 acresAmicalola Falls State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 1,031 acresMcGraw Ford Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 2,027 acresChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 12.5 mi · 751,615 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 9 Oct 198446 mi away, near LaFayette, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Aug 200942 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPickens County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasperserves 14,435 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,414 ft431 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Mountainside Medical Center1.7 miPost officeJasper Post Office1.4 miTown hallJasper City Hallunder a milePoliceJasper Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationJasper Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 middle, 2 highHighMountain Education Charter High Schoolunder a mileMiddleJasper Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddlePickens Junior High School1.3 miCollegeChattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK41 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL57 miInterstateI-5755.9 miUS highwayUS 41116 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS37 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30143 ZIP area.
