Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:29 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:42 am – 5:35 pm
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People4,657 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.21,766 householdsMedian household income $61,351Median home value $148,600Median rent $919 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $978 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 1,971 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 16%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 25 minutes77% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 7%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare58 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cedartown station, 5 mi away; snow from Rome
Nearby landmarksPowers Lake Number Twolake · 1.3 miGeorgia Highlands Collegecollege · 2.5 miPowers Lake Number Onelake · 1.7 miHickory Mountainpeak · 2.0 miSaddle Mountainpeak · 5.8 miJones Lakesreservoir · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCoosa River Greenwaystate recreation area · 4.1 mi · 260 acresWolfe Park/Gilbreath RCrecreation area · 4.3 miLock And Dam Parkpark · 4.6 miBerry College Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 12,765 acresIndian Mountain Complexstate recreation area · 13.3 mi · 515 acresJ. L. Lester Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 485 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200334 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFloyd County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Floyd County monitors, GA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFloyd Countyserves 46,143 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation916 ft279 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center8.5 miPost officeLindale Post Office4.2 miTown hallCave Spring City Hall6.6 miPoliceCave Spring Police Department6.6 miFire stationPolk County Fire Department Lake Creek Station5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK56 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL57 miInterstateI-7524 miUS highwayUS 27under a mileAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL53 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30147 ZIP area.
