Local servicesHospitalGreenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital12.5 miPost officeStatenville Post Office5.3 miTown hallLake Park City Hall5.3 miPoliceLake Park Police Department5.3 miFire stationLowndes County Fire and Rescue Eastside - Station 7B4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeValdosta State University13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD10 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX86 miInterstateI-757.4 miUS highwayUS 415.2 miCoachValdosta CitgoFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31636 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31636 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:30 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min7:25 am – 5:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,619 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.04,138 householdsMedian household income $63,672Median home value $230,900Median rent $788 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,671 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 4,421 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, construction 14%, retail 12%Average commute 26 minutes76% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 39°F48 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare102 days above 90°F, 22 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Valdosta Rgnl Ap station, 10 mi away; snow from Jasper
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · 6.1 miDeloach Lake Damlake · 4.1 miBuzzard Islandisland · 8.0 miAlapahoochee Riverriver · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEchols Statenville Ballfieldsrecreation area · 5.5 miBanks Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.0 mi · 2,981 acresSuwannee River State Parkstate park · 22.3 mi · 1,991 acresPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 34.1 mi · 96,471 acresOsceola National Forestnational forest · 39.6 mi · 160,040 acresNekoosa Purchase Unitnational forest · 49.6 mi · 228 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLowndes County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality51% of days had good air in 2025187 of 365 days measured178 moderate daysMedian index 49, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lowndes County monitors, GA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLowndes Co.-north Lowndes Co. Wsserves 13,190 people from ground water30 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation147 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
