Local servicesHospitalSGMC Lanier Campus4.4 miPost officeLakeland Post Office4.2 miTown hallLakeland City Hall4.4 miPoliceLanier County Sheriff's Office4.2 miFire stationLanier County Fire Department Station 4 Mud Creek3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD26 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX91 miInterstateI-7521 miUS highwayUS 2211.8 miCoachValdosta CitgoFlixBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31635 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31635 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:28 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:26 am – 5:34 pm
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People6,787 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.62,490 householdsMedian household income $45,414Median home value $171,800Median rent $875 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,791 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 2,466 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 11%, retail 9%Average commute 23 minutes80% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%, German or Dutch 2%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 62°F, lows 38°F49 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare88 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Homerville 5 N station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsBanks Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.5 mi · 2,981 acresLake Irma Parkpark · 4.0 miLakeland Lanier Rec Facilityrecreation area · 4.5 miGrand Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 5,975 acres002-001state recreation area · 17.7 mi · 250 acresReed Bingham State Parkstate park · 28.6 mi · 1,621 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 LowLanier County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowLightning Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Lowndes County, GA, 22 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLakelandserves 2,718 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation165 ft50 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
